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In an extremely unconventional and unusual move by the Royal Canadian Navy, it has ordered a ship to return home from a training exercise apparently due to “sailor misconduct.” The ship named HMCS Whitehorse was ordered to return home to Esquimalt, B.C., on Monday by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman of the RCN from an international naval exercise called RIMPAC.
The website of the U.S. Navy highlights that the RIMPAC is the world’s largest international maritime exercise as it includes forces from 22 nations across the world in this year’s exercises near Hawaii and Southern California. Canada’s participation was presented through two ships, one of which was HMCS Whitehorse, in operations off of Southern California. According to leaked copy of an internal message sent by Norman, he writes that it was “with great disappointment” that he ordered the return of HMCS Whitehorse following “three incidents of personal misconduct ashore.”
The letter details that at least one of three incidents involved the arrest of a Canadian sailor by police in San Diego, Calif., while the other two involved allegations of sexual misconduct and shoplifting. Norman stated that “while the actions of a few sailors in Whitehorse was the trigger for my decision, I recalled her home because I am troubled that across the RCN a small number of our personnel have fallen short of the timeless expectations of naval service and have failed in their roles as ambassadors of their navy and country – no matter where they serve.”
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