"Some people are going to say, 'Oh, you're the grim reaper of the navy,' getting rid of these ships," Stege said. Right now, the former HMCS Athabaskan — a powerful destroyer the length of 10 school buses — is being cut up for scrap metal in Sydney, N.S. Mark Boyd slices a pipe from the former HMCS Athabaskan into short pieces that will be sold for scrap. (Brett Ruskin/CBC)The government used to scrap ships differently. Rusted and faded, the Canadian flag near the stern of the former HMCS Athabaskan is still visible.

Source: CBC News March 18, 2019 09:03 UTC