Sandy's Ramblings

A repository for whatever wisdom (or lack thereof) I choose to dispense. Probably consisting mostly of Naval and Maritime history, Photography, or a combination thereof.

Sunday, 28 June 2020

Salvaging the cargo liner Manchester City

Please note: This was previously posted under a different title, but for some reason, the image links kept breaking. I have reposted from sc...

Sunday, 31 May 2020

Foundation Maritime: Salvaging HMCS QUINTE

Commissioned on August 30, 1941, the Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS QUINTE was essentially brand new and had undergone a recent refit in Lu...

Saturday, 23 May 2020

Sunrise at Lawrencetown Beach

I'm not one for early mornings, but after two months of social distancing and staying within a few blocks of home, I took advantage of ...

Vole au Vent

Vole au Vent is a jackup heavy lift ship built in 2013, and currently flagged in Luxembourg. It was in Halifax this past week to collect co...

Saturday, 16 May 2020

Salvage of the Maurienne

On the 7th of February in 1942, the master of the 3,259 GRT freighter Maurienne was dealing with some frozen pipes in one of the holds. He ...

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