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, 16 April 2023

Ship watching from Chebucto Head

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The family and I took the opportunity over the Easter long weekend to take a trip out to York Redoubt and Chebucto Head, and my timing at th...

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Deployment for Op Projection

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HMCS Montreal and MV Asterix departed on Sunday for Operation Projection in the Indo-Pacific. This is the first time an East Coast frigate w...

Sunday, 19 March 2023

Recent ship photos

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I usually only manage to catch ship traffic in the harbour during my morning and evening commute on the ferry, but occasionally catch ships...

Sunday, 12 March 2023

Halifax Waterfront at Night - Queens Marque

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I had the change to wander the waterfront around Queens Marque last night and take a few photos. It was a bit windy and I was using long ex...

Monday, 27 February 2023

February and March issues of Warships IFR

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All four issues of Warships IFR magazine with my story of going north with HMCS Margaret Brooke on Operation Nanook in August 2022 have now ...

Monday, 30 January 2023

Polar Circle departs again

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I just managed to catch the icebreaking tug Polar Circle departing Halifax for a second time - even though it was through very dirty office ...

Thursday, 26 January 2023

CCGS G. Peddle S.C.

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The Wednesday morning ferry was perfectly timed with the departure of the Canadian Coast Guard inshore patrol vessel CCGS G. Peddle S.C., an...

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