The Royal Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small military boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Fleet Atlantic, said Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West,

The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the harbour when it capsized in the Bedford Basin as a naval exercise was winding down around 10 p.m. The commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic says the boat was being used to ferry naval personnel between a warship and a nearby jetty.

The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday.

Release: The Royal Canadian Navy regrets to announce the death of one of its sailors following an incident during small boat operations in the Bedford Basin, Halifax, on Friday, January 24, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 p.

The Royal Canadian Navy has released the name of the sailor who died after a boat capsized in Halifax harbour on Friday night.

The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the harbour when it capsized in the Bedford Basin as a naval exercise was winding down around 10 p.m. The commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic says the boat was being used to ferry naval personnel between a warship and a nearby jetty.

The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.