Volume 59 Number 44 | November 3, 2014
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Photo by: Alan Pedley, from Babcock Canada Inc, while on a whale watching tour.
An Orca whale and HMCS Chicoutimi share the waters off the coast of Vancouver Island. HMCS Chicoutimi is currently conducting a series of sea acceptance trials, an important step in preparing the submarine to return to operational service.
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At the time of this photo, HMCS Chicoutimi was surfaced and sonars were off. Department of Fisheries and Oceans regulation state that vessels will not approach within 100 metres while in the vicinity of Orcas, and HMCS Chicoutimi was
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500 metres away from the Orca when this image was taken. Seagulls also love the casing of HMCS Chicoutimi, no matter the speed. The photo is a reminder that we share the ocean with beautiful wildlife.
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Plane wreckage recovered