Navy identifies sailor who died in Halifax-area basin incident, says 911 call came in
The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the victim of last week's tragedy, saying Petty Officer Second Class Gregory Applin was a 19-year veteran of the force.
Navy identifies sailor who died in training exercise in Halifax harbour
Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, told reporters in a news conference on Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was a crew member of HMCS Montreal.
Military police probing death of sailor after navy boat capsizes in Halifax Harbour
The rigid-hull inflatable, known in the Royal Canadian Navy as a RHIB, overturned around 10 p.m. as it was returning to a boat shed after ferrying sea trial staff from HMCS Montreal to the Mill Cove Jetty, about a mile away. The frigate was moored in the Bedford Basin at the northern end of Halifax Harbour to test its sonar equipment.
Newfoundlander Identified as Sailor who Died in Nova Scotia Naval Accident
The Royal Canadian Navy has confirmed that a sailor who died after a small military boat capsized near Halifax last Friday was a Newfoundlander. Thirty-eight-year-old Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Applin, a crew member of HMCS Montreal, was one of two sailors in a small inflatable boat that capsized while heading back to shore.
‘He loved his job,’ says grandfather of N.L. sailor who died during navy training exercise
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West died Friday after his inflatable boat capsized during Royal Canadian Navy sea trials in the Bedford Basin, just north of Halifax Harbour.
Officials say Navy sailor who died was on inflatable boat that capsized
Members of the Royal Canadian Navy say the sailor who died after the inflatable boat he was on capsized was HMCS Montreal member Gregory Attwood.
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Navy reveals details of sailor's death in Bedford Basin
The Royal Canadian Navy said Gregory Applin, a 38-year-old crew member of HMCS Montreal, died when the boat he was on ...