With the Recent announcement of names for the Joint Support Ships, commemorating battles during the war of 1812- The Government both Kept and broke with tradition. Both vessels are named for Canadian Places, though are new names, not used in the past. traditionally Battle Honours are bestowed on vessels as
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The world media as of late have been covering the story of Russian Icebreaker Akademik Shokalskiy which has been beset by ice since December 24. It should be noted that Akademik has operated their vessel Akademik Ioffe in the Canadian Arctic in the past. One Ocean Expeditions Has applied for
JRCC Halifax tasked a helicopter from #103Sqn and a #405sqn Aurora aircraft to medevac a 23 Year old Male to St. John’s Yesterday. The injured crew member was successfully extracted from a Fishing Vessel 200 Nautical Miles South South East of St. John’s. Props to RCAF 103Sqn for their amazing
The general cargo ship BBC Kwiatkowski arrived last night for Woodside. typically this is wharf is used by offshore vessels, so its possible she is delivering a Cargo destined for an offshore project. Photos to follow, if the weather clears.
This year, the first and last vessels were regulars. The last departure of 2013 was Scotian sea, who sailed around 7:30 pm. The last arrival of 2013 was Atlantic Cartier, around 10pm. She Anchored, in the basin, and Moved to Fairview at 8:30 on Jan 2 The First arrival of
2013 was a good year. we had the most readers yet, and set records for page views in a month and a single day. In Incidents – the year began in an eventful manor. January brought the tow issues with HMCS Athabaskan. The Tug Craig Trans was abandoned in Halifax,
After having a bunker tank punctured, HS Beetoven has now been emptied and cleaned. She is now due to sail on Tuesday for Spain where she will undergo a repair. Photo and info via @halifaxsig on twitter
Oceanex’s new vessel pulled in To port yesterday and tied up at pier 25. She is reported to have an issue with one of her propellors. It is unclear if repairs can be made at pier 25 or if she will require the nova dock. The Connaigra runs the Montreal to
Watch the deployment of the New Herring Cove Inshore Weather Buoy Earlier today. HMRI Buoy Launch from Darrow Multimedia – Paul Darrow on Vimeo. Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) Deployed its first smart buoy Today. HMRI will operate the 3 metre inshore weather buoy near Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, in
PEI ferry holiday island is due at the halifax shipyard tomorow morning around 9am. She is due for a few weeks of maintenance in the Nova Dock