Communications Students to Speak with Ship Patrolling Dangerous Waters Overseas
Posted on | January 15, 2010 | Comment Here
St. Thomas University Communications students will get the chance to hear from the front lines of the pirate conflict in the Red Sea. Lieutenant Brian Owens of the HMCS Fredericton is speaking to the Communications 4003 class via satellite on January 19 at 7:00 pm in Holy Cross House, Room 5.
Owens is currently the communications officer on the multi-role patrol frigate, on mission in the Red Sea. Communications Professor Julian Walker says students will hear and ask questions about the role of communications in dangerous areas overseas. “The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are among the most dangerous waterways in the world right now. Along with other ships, the Canadian Frigate HMS Fredericton is doing pirate patrol there.”
In late December, pirates fired on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, which stands between Somalia and Yemen. The HMCS Fredericton is one of many Canadian ships patrolling in the area. “Our students will be able to understand what it is like for members of the armed forces, as well as journalists and communications officers to do their jobs in a high-risk and very strategic zone,” says Walker. For more information on the Journalism and Communications Programme, please contact admissions@stu.ca.
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