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Canadian navy preps for the perils of iceberg alley

Canadian sailors aboard the HCMS Charlottetown drilled on responses to an iceberg strike. As shipping traffic in Arctic waters grows, naval and coast guard activity is growing with it.

By Beth Brown, Nunatsiaq News September 10, 2018
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The watch crew standing on the bridge of the HMCS Charlottetown hold on tight on Sept. 2 and brace themselves against the shock of hitting an iceberg.

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