With 5 blasts of the horn, HMCS Toronto slipped her lines and backed away from jetty NB. She passed the stern of the Iroquois where she recived a salute from Vice Admiral Paul Maddison.<\/p>\n
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, issued the
\nfollowing statement today on the deployment of Her Majesty’s Canadian
\nShip (HMCS) Toronto to the Arabian Sea region as part of Operation
\nArtemis, Canada’s contribution to Combined Task Force 150. <\/p>\n
“Today,
\n Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Toronto deploys to conduct maritime
\nsecurity operations with a multinational coalition fleet in the Arabian
\nSea region. These deployments continue our strong tradition of making
\nmeaningful contributions to international security, and maintain our
\nlong-standing relationship of cooperation and interoperability with our
\nallies. <\/p>\n
“I want to thank the crew – Commander David Patchell,
\nCommanding Officer of HMCS Toronto, the 225 personnel aboard and the
\nCH-124 Sea King helicopter detachment – for their service, and wish them
\n all fair winds and following seas.”<\/p>\n