(Above) Carnival Paradise departing Tampa (Below) Bulker Bulk Chile (Above) USCG Patrol on the Intracoastal Waterway. (Below) REM Poseidon, Offshore construction vessel.
Author: PeterZ
posts this past week have been non-existent due to a Florida Vacation. This post will show some of the Tug Varieties that are commonly found. Due to USCG Crewing regulations, US companies prefer to use tugs and barges over similar sized ships due to the smaller required crew. (Above) the
Scunda Canada LP’s New Platform supply vessel Scotian Sea Arrived in halifax this morning. She is currently tied up at Woodside. Built in 1997 by Kværner Kleven Leirvik, she is a Ulstien 6065 design, orignally operating as Havila Runde. A General Aragement Draving is Available Here (PDF)
Relais Nordik, a subsidiary of Desgagnés’s new ship arrved in Halifax today. The ship, Bella Desgagnés left Italy Friday, March 22, 2013, for Canada with an expected crossing time of 14 days to get to Halifax, where she will stop to clear customs and be restocked. The plan was then
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (M11N0047) into the November 2011 striking incident involving the supply vessel Maersk Detector and the mobile offshore drilling unit GSF Grand Banks in the White Rose oil field off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The Report Found Poor communication
HMCS Toronto successfully disrupted a massive narcotics shipment in the Indian Ocean as part of counter-terrorism operations with Combined Task Force 150. On Friday March 29, 2013, HMCS Toronto’s naval boarding party searched a suspect vessel as part of ongoing maritime security operations. During this inspection, the boarding team recovered approximately
A rare sight, A Car Carrier Anchored in the Basin. This is likely due to autoport being closed for Easter, and also apparently for a CFIA Gypsy Moth Inspection. With Large tankers tieing up the inner harbour anchorages, the Basin was the only other option. This is not the first
The tanker Dara Desgagnés arrived on friday for the Nova Dock. After a brief stay, she tied up at Woodside, before finally taking position in the Nova Dock on Saturday. She arrived for rudder work after damaging it in ice in the St Lawrence river
Thanks to a source at halterm, ZIM Colombo arrived today with some damaged containers due to large waves. Such damage does occur fairly regularly and is ka good reminder of the power of the seas.
The RCN today marked the conclusion of its first naval deployment of 2013, Operation Caribbe. Operation Caribbe is part of the Government’s continued commitment to combat illicit trafficking in the Caribbean Basin and Eastern Pacific. As part of this commitment, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Kingston and Summerside conducted a