The Stena Icemax has now moved to a position about 24 Nautical miles off Halifax Harbour. It is unlikely she will actually enter Halifax, but the new position makes supply runs much shorter. She is the Blue Square in the Bottom Right corner of the Chart. The Stena Icemax Lost
Category: offshore
CBC News is reporting that the Stenna Icemax, drilling for shell, disconnected from and lost the drilling riser over the weekend. It is now lying on the seabed. In anticipation of bad weather, all drilling fluids were stopped, the drill pipe removed, and the blowout preventer on the seafloor secured.
NYK Rumina inbound for Fairview Cove. She met Maersk Cutter (Below) sailing from Pier 9 outside the narrows.
I finally caught one of these suppliers up close and not tied up at the pier.
Scandi Flora at Woodside. The Atlantic Towing Chartered Suppliers are preparing for Shells Exploration. The vessels have been moving of the dock, running various trials in the basin and returning. Shells Drill ship, Stena Icemax Appears to still be on Station in the Gulf of Mexico
Another supplier due to work on Shells Upcoming Exploration Project, Scandi Flora is tied up at pier 9 to get ready. She too has been registered in Canada.
Tieing up last night
With the worst of the storm still due in Halifax, many arrivals have taken shelter. (Above)Offshore supply Vessel Panuke Sea is riding out the storm in the basin. (Below) Zim Texas arived, and went right to anchor. Maersk Palermo also arrived this morning, but tied up at 42, which is