Halifax Airport tweeted that a Rusian Tupolev154 will be landing around 4 pm at Halifax Stanfield Airport. This Flight was previouslly Announced by a DND Press release, though its landing here was not mentioned. If you happen to be by the Airport, I’d love to See photos. (Above photo from
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This past week saw Athabaskan tied up at imperial oil to be fueled. This is presumably a pre-requisite for testing engines and mechanical systems. Yesterday it was reported she returned from some sea trials, so she is able to get out and sail on her own now.
Readers of Gacptain’s Maritime Monday feature will noticae that today features an Article on Concrete Ships throughout the years.. Probably unknown to most, Halifax has a Fero-cement Sailboat.
A notice was published in Saturdays Chronicle Herald indicating that the tug Craig Trans has been arrested and will be sold at Auction June 15th to pay creditors. After the tug was arrested in the fall, the owner appeared interested in retaining the vessel however has now stopped paying her
The bulk carrier White Pearl anchored this morning for a class survey. A class survey is performed by a classification society, which basically inspects ships and issues a certificate that they are safe. This certificate ensures the insurance companies that they are insuring safe vessels, and are often used by
The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron race committee vessel is named the Enos Collins, and today the federal government named a building in Amherst after him. “Enos Collins was part owner of three privateer ships, including the Liverpool Packet, which captured 50 American merchant vessels for the British,” MP Armstrong
with HMCS Fredericton clear of the machine shop wharf, HMCS Montreal is scheduled to move to Machine Shop wharf on Mar 15. This long delay between Fredericton and Montreal is likely to allow completion of the new structure on the wharf. Charlottetown is scheduled to go into graving dock April
USCGC Northland is scheduled to depart Halifax Thursday at 1045am
Upon the recommendation of General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, has approved the release of Jeffery Paul Delisle from the Canadian Armed Forces and has revoked his commission. “The unauthorized disclosure of national and allied
Stranded tugboat crew leave Halifax | The Chronicle Herald Eight members of a tugboat crew left stranded in Halifax for more than three weeks have finally left for their homes in Central America. The men — from Honduras and El Salvador — boarded a flight early Monday in Halifax. When