To the crew and families of HMCS Vancouver, may you have God's Speed and fair sailing to the Med. Despite a small engine room fire HMCS Vancouver is set to slip the quay and sail off to dangerous waters. A mission which thus far HMCS Charlottetown has been patrolling. When the ships meet in Late July early August. The crew of HMCS Vancouver will undertyake those NATO duties for the next 6 months or so.
While HMCS Charlottetown crew return to the arms of loved ones and a spot of leave at their home port Halifax.
The families and loved ones of HMCS Vancouver will miss birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas and New Years with the ones they love.
Such is the life of a Canadian Sailor and indeed all of Canada's military. They cover many of the worlds most dangerous areas. Why you may ask?
BECAUSE they are proud Canadian men and women who love Canada, Love their families and loved ones. They are dedicated professionals seeking to assist others that are far less fortunate than we are.
Smooth sailing be with you. This is the news of the fire onbiard.
A small fire on board HMCS Vancouver will only delay the ship's departure time for its mission off Libya by an hour or so, navy spokeswoman Lieut. Diane Larose said Saturday.
A boiler caught fire around 8 p.m. Friday, but the blaze was quickly detected and put out by the ship's personnel and dockyard fire department.
The equipment sustained minor damage, but no one was injured. "All of the repairs are within the capabilities of the ship's staff and our fleet maintenance facility," Larose said.
"They will be able to affect all those repairs before the ship's departure tomorrow [Sunday}."
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
HMCS Vancouver is due to depart this afternoon for Operation Mobile, as part of Canada's contribution to NATO efforts around Libya.
So now our focus moves more to our Libyan Mission and less on the Combat Mission in Afghanistan. Who knows how long our troops will be involved on this operation.
Please now check out the attached PDF it is a series of E mails and columns with regard to the terrible actions being taken against our Veterans in Calgary. It never ceases to amaze me that here in Canada we treat some veterans with absolute disrespect while, we display poppies once a year and sat "Lest we Forget" sadly 364 days a year some Canadians do forget. This must change as we have veterans both crippled and injured in the Afghan mission and I pray that they are with us a Long time. We must protect them and take care of them.
Please Remember to Show Support for our Troops and their families wherever and whenever you should chance to meet.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
