Submarine Nanoose Bay Vancouver Island Canada
by Bob Christopher
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Submarine Nanoose Bay Vancouver Island Canada
Artist
Bob Christopher
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Photograph - Photography
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I was quite surprised to see this submarine off of Vancouver Island at Nanoose Bay.
From Wikipedia...
The Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) is a maritime test facility located on the east[1] side of Vancouver Island, at Nanoose Bay.
The main gate of CFMETR Nanoose Bay CFMETR docks from across Nanoose Bay. The craft shown, from left to right, are two Canadian Maritime Command TSRVs and one U.S. Navy YTT.
The ranges operated by CFMETR are located over an area of the Strait of Georgia—known as Area "Whiskey Golf"—that is several hundred metres deep, several dozen kilometres long and several kilometres wide over a seabed composed of soft mud and free of underwater obstacles. The facility employs a 3-dimensional sonar tracking system for monitoring the performance and position of objects in these waters for real-time tracking. During periods of activity, the range area is closed off from all civilian maritime traffic as a safety measure.
Equipment tested at the facility consists of a variety of devices, including sonobuoys, sonar systems (ship and aircraft), torpedoes and the repair and overhaul of the dipping sonar used on Canada's Sea King helicopter fleet. No explosives are used.
This facility is unique in the Canadian Forces as it staffed by active military personnel from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and DND civilian employees, as well as a small number of U.S. Navy civilian employees from Naval Base Kitsap.[2] The facility is operationally controlled as a field unit of NDHQ. There is a joint funding agreement between the Canadian and United States Governments.
During the so-called Salmon War of 1997. In an attempt to leverage the US into quitting the fishing of salmon runs in "Canadian waters", Premier Glen Clark of British Columbia threatened to close the base by terminating the lease for use of the seabed, which is owned by the province and leased to the Canadian military. This brought quick rebuttal from Ottawa, saying that it would expropriate the area if needed.[2][3]
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Linaji Creating
BOATING - THE SEA AND NAUTICAL IMAGES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Incredible work! CONGRATULATIONS on being featured in our group ...Here is the link to your Gallery:https://fineartamerica.com/groups/boating--the-sea-and-nautical-images.html?showmessage=true&messageid=6423251
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Linaji ...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the BOATING - THE SEA AND NAUTICAL IMAGES group site. I appreciate your support very much...Cheers Bob
Mario Carini
The mountains in the background dwarf anything we can possibly make. I like the panorama in this photo.
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Mario... Yes, I certainly agree with you l...Thank you very much for your kind words of encouragement. I certainly appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing photograph is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Maria ...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the RED MAPLE GALLERY group site. I appreciate your support very much...Cheers Bob