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Advocates come together to help sailors stuck for months on tugboats in Quebec portPaul Racette, who operates the Foyer des Marins seafarers' club in the port, said the workers, who hail from Mexico, Cuba and Guyana, aren't used to winter.CanadaFeb 5, 2023
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Russian defence submersible fire kills 14 crew during military surveyThe deep-sea research vessel was carrying out a military survey in Russian territorial waters.PoliticsJul 2, 2019
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Four crew rescued from disabled sailboat off coast of Nova ScotiaCapt. Wayne Jarvis, air co-ordinator with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax, says the U.K.-registered vessel had been located about 240 nautical miles southeast of Halifax.CanadaDec 17, 2018
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British sailor’s trial adjourned after Crown decides against calling witnessThe trial of a British sailor accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in the barracks of a Halifax-area military base was adjourned Friday until next week.CrimeOct 5, 2018
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Lead poisoning eliminated as pivotal role in Franklin Expedition deathsUniversity of Saskatchewan researchers helped provide new insights in the deaths of crew members from the ill-fated Franklin Expedition.ScienceAug 24, 2018
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Sailors from the USS Eisenhower give back while visiting HalifaxCrew members volunteered with Habitat for Humanity on Thursday.CanadaJun 29, 2017
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Royal Canadian Navy testing reduced crew sizes on frigatesDefence planners hope "X" marks the spot for the sailor-strained Royal Canadian Navy as the military has embarked on a set of experiments aboard existing frigates aimed at reducing crew sizes on its future warships.CanadaApr 1, 2016
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Foreign sailors paid $2 per hour while Canadian crews remain joblessThe Seafarers Union of Canada is preparing to take the federal government to court over the use of foreign sailors - some allegedly being paid as little as $2.02 per hour.CanadaSep 7, 2015
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U.S. to exhume, identify hundreds of Marines, sailors killed in Pearl HarborThe Pentagon said it would exhume and try to identify the remains of nearly 400 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Oklahoma sank in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.WorldApr 14, 2015
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