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.

Tuesday, 13 February 2024

MSC Manzanillo off Devils Island

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I haven't been able to take as many photos of late as I have in the past, so I forced myself to get out on Sunday and was lucky enough t...

Sunday, 19 November 2023

USS Marinette delivery trip

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The Freedom-variant Light Combat Ship (LCS 25) USS Marinette stopped by in Halifax this past week for a short visit to refuel during her del...

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Zhen Hua 23 arrives with new cranes for south end container terminal

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As covered elsewhere, the heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 23 arrived on November 6th from China carrying four new container cranes, two of them...

Saturday, 7 October 2023

Two RCN vessels return from deployments

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This past week or so saw the end of two naval deployments. First, I was lucky last Sunday to catch HMCS Harry Dewolf returning to Halifax af...

Saturday, 20 May 2023

ITS Virginio Fasan departs Halifax

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The Italian Navy frigate arrived in Halifax on Thursday and departed this morning just after 0900. The ship is a FREMM type multi-purpose fr...

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...

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