2 Royal Canadian Navy sailors charged in fatal Halifax harbour capsizing ^0%

CBC News - By Anjuli Patil - 4/15/2026, 5:12 PM

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The Canadian Forces Military Police have charged two members of the Royal Canadian Navy in relation to the 2025 death of Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin. Applin, 38, died after the inflatable boat he was in overturned on Jan. 24, 2025, in Halifax harbour after hitting an unlit buoy. He had been with the navy for 19 years and was... more