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Sailor of the Second Quarter revolutionizes shipboard living
Kateryna Bandura, Lookout Editor — A groundbreaking initiative by HMCS Ottawa Marine Systems Engineer (MSE) has set a new benchmark for quality-of-life improvements on Canadian warships. Sailor 1st Class (S1) Michael Fung led a project to install nearly 200 120-volt power outlets in Ottawa’s Non-Commissioned Members’ mess decks. The initiative has earned […]
DND fine-tuning fuel spill response
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Teamwork and communication became key elements in an Environmental Emergency fuel spill exercise on July 10. The scenario, led by the Environmental Protection Office, involved a refueling operation of HMCS Nanaimo which resulted in a simulated large spill of marine distillate (diesel) into the waters of Esquimalt Harbour. While no fuel entered […]
EOD operators lead successful ordnance disposal operation
A/SLt Alexandra Cortes Munoz, MARPAC Public Affairs — Another successful operation for the Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) (FDU(P)) was carried out as two Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams concluded a complex multiple-day callout alongside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Mission, B.C., on June 19. Responding to a report of unexploded ordnance discovered at […]
