HMCS St. John’s, Sea King return to Halifax port after overseas mission
HALIFAX — Hundreds of family members and friends lined a Halifax jetty on Monday as HMCS St. John’s and its 240-member crew pulled into their home port following a six-month mission overseas.
The Halifax-class frigate cut through the fog at about 9 a.m., pulling alongside a dock as a Royal Canadian Navy band played and more than 200 people waited to greet the returning sailors.
The ship, along with a CH-124 Sea King helicopter, were participating in exercises in the Baltic Sea, northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
The return concludes the ship’s participation in an ongoing mission called Operation Reassurance, which is aimed at reinforcing NATO’s defences in the face of Russian aggression.