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2 Royal Canadian Navy sailors charged in fatal Halifax harbour capsizing
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he was thrown into frigid water when an inflatable boat hit an unlit buoy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gregory-applin-death-navy-sailors-halifax-charged-9.7164764?cmp=rss

CBC Canada 2d ago

2 Royal Canadian Navy sailors charged in fatal Halifax harbour capsizing
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he was thrown into frigid water when an inflatable boat hit an unlit buoy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gregory-applin-death-navy-sailors-halifax-charged-9.7164764?cmp=rss

Global News 2d ago

2 navy sailors charged in fatal capsizing in Halifax harbour
Two Royal Canadian Navy sailors have been charged in relation to the death of a fellow sailor more than a year after the inflatable vessel he was on capsized in Halifax harbour.
#Canada #canadianforcesmilitarypolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802523/military-police-charge-death-navy-sailor-halifax/

Global News Halifax 2d ago

2 navy sailors charged in fatal capsizing in Halifax harbour
Two Royal Canadian Navy sailors have been charged in relation to the death of a fellow sailor more than a year after the inflatable vessel he was on capsized in Halifax harbour.
#Canada #canadianforcesmilitarypolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11802523/military-police-charge-death-navy-sailor-halifax/

Sam Young 3d ago

Tattoos and the sea
I got curious about the connection between sailors and tattooing. Find out more at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/tattoos-and-sea.html
#tattoo #sailors #Pacific #culture

Nuki Raccoon: Fedi's Favorite Furry F***poster Apr 9

If #MobyDick has taught me anything, it's that #sailors are #gay, #GayMarriage was always legal under #MaritimeLaw, and whaling ships are just big gay orgies, and that's why they don't want women there to tempt them into being straight.

This is simply a straightforward reading of the text. If you don't like it, maybe you don't like classic #American #Literature. 🇺🇸 📖 🫡

beSpacific Mar 29

Definition of insanity via NYT Arrival of 2,500 #Marines + another 2,500 #sailors is keeping no. of American troops in #Mideast region at over 50,000 roughly 10,000 more than usual as Tump decides next step. Still unclear just what Marines, from 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, will be charged with US officials say president is weighing whether to try a larger #attack, like venturing to seize an island or other ground as part of Trump’s effort 2 open #StraitOfHormuz https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/us-marines-middle-east-iran-war.html #war

The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

The New York Times

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Tim Mak Mar 29

3,500 U.S. #MARINES AND #SAILORS ARRIVE IN MIDDLE EAST: The USS Tripoli arrived in the Middle East, carrying the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), which is capable of seizing territory and intercepting vessels. https://aje.news/zgevw1?update=4443575

Iran war updates: Attacks on infrastructure; UNIFIL peacekeeper killed

These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Al Jazeera

Global News US News Mar 25

Iran has received ceasefire plan proposal as strikes persist, officials say
At least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division will be sent to the Mideast, and the Pentagon is sending about 5,000 more Marines and thousands of sailors to the region.
#USNews #World #DonaldTrump #Iran
https://globalnews.ca/news/11745228/iran-us-ceasefire-plan/

Global News National Mar 25

Iran has received ceasefire plan proposal as strikes persist, officials say
At least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division will be sent to the Mideast, and the Pentagon is sending about 5,000 more Marines and thousands of sailors to the region.
#USNews #World #DonaldTrump #Iran
https://globalnews.ca/news/11745228/iran-us-ceasefire-plan/