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, 19 July 2020

Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF undergoes acceptance trials

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Note: I'm still having trouble with image links breaking in a previous post on the blog, regarding the salvage of the Manchester City. I...

Sunday, 28 June 2020

Salvaging the cargo liner Manchester City

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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