Monday, April 14, 2008

Video and photos of Navy ships

Further to this post, an e-mail received from MARPAC public affairs:
VIDEO AND STILL FOOTAGE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE - FOUR SHIPS DEPART FOR
MARITIME SECURITY MISSIONS

ESQUIMALT, B.C. – Video and still footage taken today of HMC ships Calgary, Protecteur, Ottawa and Regina sailing together in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is available through Canadian Forces Combat Camera. Calgary and Protecteur left for six months in the Middle East for Operation ALTAIR, Canada’s contribution to the maritime portion of the global campaign against terrorism. Ottawa and Regina left for a four-month deployment to the Far East for multi-national naval exercises and Asia Pacific engagement activities.

Video footage is available at
www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/common/combatcamera/news

Still footage is available at www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca (keyword
"navy")
More from the Vancouver Sun:
Canadian ships to patrol Persian Gulf
Update: From the Calgary Herald:
Mayor salutes HMCS Calgary
Via Duncan Ayre, MARPAC Public Affairs. Communicating.

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