Canadian sailors to go ashore in Biloxi [View All]

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As many as 300 Canadian sailors are preparing to go ashore in Biloxi, Mississippi, today to help in the hurricane Katrina recovery effort.

The sailors arrived in the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday aboard two Canadian warships now anchored off Biloxi -- HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Ville De Quebec.

Last night, the ships delivered relief supplies to Pensacola, Fla. The cargo included everything from lumber, blankets and chainsaws, to diapers and cots.

Cmdr. Stu Moors, the commanding officer of HMCS Toronto -- a third ship due in the area later Tuesday -- said the sailors from Athabaskan and Ville de Quebec will help in the reconstruction and cleanup in Biloxi.

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