The CCGS Corporal Teather C.V. Tarped to protect from over spray. The 4th Hero Class vessel, the CCGS Constable Carrière, was rolled out today to be painted This weekend. From DFO: “Constable J.L. François Carrière, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Constable Carrière
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Second Hero Class Mid Shore Patrol vessel, Caporal Kaeble VC was launched yesterday and is currently tied up at Pier 9. wasting No Time, The third Hero Class Corporal Teather CV was rolled out. Unlike the first 2 vessels who are named after Army Victoria Cross Recipients, Corporal Teather was
The Second Hero Class Mid Shore Patrol vessel, Caporal Kaeble VC is scheduled to launch at noon today. The weather is certainly calm enough, though quite foggy.
The Province of NS today announced that the Bluenose will be Launched September 29th in Lunenburg. The day-long festivities will begin with the official Bluenose II relaunch from 7-9 a.m., to take advantage of high morning tides. The relaunch, which is weather dependent, will slowly winch out the ship so
USS Fort Worth arrived this morning and is tied up at “Navy B”, She was built in Wisconsen, and is headed to Texas to be Commissioned. Update Aug 20: She is scheduled to Depart at 1500 today. UPDATE 2: She Failed to Sail as Scheduled. Tim Colton at Maritime Memo’s
ACL Has ordered new vessels to replace the currrent 4 vessels that call on Halifax. From the Press Release: Atlantic Container Line has signed a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build the five largest RORO/Containerships (CONROs) in the world. The G4 (Generation 4) vessels will replace ACL’s existing fleet of G3 CONROs
Last week the Private Robertson VC was tied up at BIO. this was a good sign that she was complete and has been turned over from the builder. This was confirmed when she was registered in Ottawa on Aug 1. She is the first of nine Hero Class vessels to
Atlantic Towings New Offshore Vessel now has a name – Atlantic Kestrel. Atlantic Towing plans to take acceptance of the vessel September 1. We previously reported on the Purchase on July 16th – Atlantic towing Buys a new Boat JD Irving Photo
Atlantic Towing Announced that it has purchased a newbuild anchor handeling supply tug from JAYA. Though no vessel is specified, the JAYA Supreme, a Wartsila VS 4622 design, is Scheduled for August delivery to Jaya, and Atlantic Towing is looking at a September Delivery. The as yet unnameed vessel will
The CCGS Private Robertson VC, the first of the new Hero Class mid shore patrol vessels for the coast guard began trials in the Basin today. She had been tied up at pier 9 since she was launched in May. UPDATE: Addtional Photos: Better photos to hopefully follow.