The First of the Coastguards Midshore Patrol vessels will be Private Robertson V.C. From the Press Release: In a solemn event at Irving Shipyard, Minister Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia and Minister Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans unveiled the first of
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HMCS Preserver Collided with the Nova Dock at Halifax shipyards while turning to tie up at the Naval Dockyard. Reports are No Injuries, But Both Vessels are damaged – Preserver in the Bow Area. The Scotia Dock Appears to have keel blocks laid out, Likely signalling an upcoming job. The
The Former Newfoundland Ferries Caribou and Joseph and Clara Smallwood (renamed Caribo and Smallwood, when transferred to a foreign flag) Have arrived at their fate – the beach In Alang, India to be broken up. Both Ships Stopped in Halifax for bunkers on August 31, before heading for the Mediterranean
In The Spirit of the Day, I present this link to the Top 10 Ghost Ships. The List includes Some well known stories, as well as the Story of the Young Teazer, which was an American Privateer Schooner preying on sea trade of the British Empire off the coast of
With Atlantic Compass entering the Narrows outbound, OOCL Antwerp and Oakland Express Had to wait in the inner harbour for her to pass. Large vessels are restricted one direction at a time due to the Narrow passage to avoid collisions. (This rule came into effect as a result of the
At Anchor, Bedford Basin
Tanker barges are a common sight in US waters but much less common elsewhere. US Crewing regulations require a much larger crew fro a tanker of similar size, However a Tug requires a much smaller crew, and the barge, an even small crew then the tug. LoopHole… Towing the barge
AFL New England and Sichem Beijing Both arrived and went directly to anchor. Presumably the winds were too high to Tie up. OOCL Hong Kong, being considerably larger was able to tie up Without Issue.
The ferry Dartmouth III Now Carries AIS. you can now watch her ply the crossing Between Halifax And Woodside. Besides now being visible on our ship tracker, Dartmouth III Will be more visible to incoming and outgoing commercial traffic – a big safety/collision avoidance benefit. Dartmouth III Went in for
The tug Point Vim arrived this evening an tied up at Woodside. Point Vim was a tug stationed in Halifax for many years at ECtug, and was sold several years ago, and now operates with the same name out of Newfoundland. Her sister Point Vigour, now operates out of Quebec