Rendez-vous Naval comes in big for Port of Quebec event


Photo: Pierre Little

The $2-billion American ship, the Mesa Verde, pictured above, was part of this year’s Rendez-vous Naval in Quebec City’s port. Seven ships from five different countries participated in the event, three ships from Canada alone. The French, Irish and English navies also had ships on hand. Over 120,000 spectators saw the ships off on Sunday.