News
1.USS Fitzgerald
ProPublica offers a really good write up on what happened with the Collision between the warship and an outbound ship.
2.Fire Control
the Fire on APL Vancouver was declared under control.
3. Montreal Debt
the port of Montreal is expanding, by taking on 500million in debt to fund it.
4.CN and Halterm
this article covers CN’s interest in Halterm from a railway perspective
5.The Heral
This week I talk about the Alam Sayang, a ship that lost power in Canadian Waters off BC.
Interesting
Got a spare £800k?
For sale: RFA Diligence
“in good overall condition and moored at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead” say @DefenceHQ
Only offers in excess of £800,000k will be considered.
BUT the advert is “not a commitment by the Secretary of State for Defence to commit to a sale” pic.twitter.com/rwjXmgfAwp
— Henry Jones (@hthjones) February 4, 2019
1.(Above) buy a warship
2.(below) Research
Marine researchers have found a working USB thumb drive inside frozen leopard seal feces — and it has photos and video from an unknown person's vacation on it https://t.co/qMAqeC3PZS
— CNN (@CNN) February 6, 2019
History
Feb 4 1945 – The Yalta Conference. Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin convened for their first meeting
Feb 3 1970 -The oil tanker Arrow went aground on Cerberus Rock, NS. Over 10,000 tons of oil were spilled into the waters of Chedabucto Bay
Feb 1 1968 – Black Thursday, when Canadian Armed Forces was created, unifying RCN, RCAF & Canadian Army into a single organization. Stripping the services of identity.
Original article: A short, late, weekly news #37.
