The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the victim of last week's tragedy, saying Petty Officer Second Class Gregory Applin was a 19-year veteran of the force.

Military police are investigating what caused one of the navy’s small boats to flip Friday night, killing Gregory Applin, one of the two sailors on board. The rigid-hull inflatable, known in the Royal Canadian Navy as a RHIB,

Members of the Royal Canadian Navy say the sailor who died after the inflatable boat he was on capsized was HMCS Montreal member Gregory Attwood.

Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, told reporters in a news conference on Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin was a crew member of HMCS Montreal.