The above Photo was contributed by Pete Spencer, from April 18 2013, photo taken from m/v Dominion Victory. The entire side is open from stem to stern. More recent photos were posted by Area Counciler Kevin Saccary from May 6. You can view them in his Facebook Album
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Yesterday the American Seafoods Company trawler “American Dynasty” leaving drydock with 2 tugs, Allided with HMCS Winipeg. It is unclear if American Dynastey was being towed, or was under her own power, as reports vary. Winipeg was tied up at the a navy Jetty in Esquimalt, and was having work
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (M11N0047) into the November 2011 striking incident involving the supply vessel Maersk Detector and the mobile offshore drilling unit GSF Grand Banks in the White Rose oil field off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The Report Found Poor communication
Thanks to a source at halterm, ZIM Colombo arrived today with some damaged containers due to large waves. Such damage does occur fairly regularly and is ka good reminder of the power of the seas.
The CCGS Louis St Laurent arrived in Halifax. and tied up at the Coast Guard Base in Dartmouth. She damaged her bow in a Colision with the Maple Lea. Photos to follow. (Below) looks like a patch was applied in Sydney. This was likely to keep the water out in
reports are that Lyubov Orlova’s Epirb Activated on the 23rd. Her Previous Position form the 19th is shown as A (49 22.70N, 044 51.34W.), The beacon’s location is 51-46.00N and 035-41.00W (B).
General cargo vessel Maple Lea reportedly suffered engine failure off Nova Scotia on Feb 17 13 and was adrift north of Prince Edward Island. According to AIS, vessel was en route to Skaw, Shetland. Maple Lea is tying up at Sydport in Sydney ns. She was towed in with the
Unmanned passenger vessel Lyubov Orlova was spotted on Feb 19 13 in the vicinity 49 22.70N 044 51.34W in North Atlantic. Vessel is drifting towards Europe. It appaers the vessel was located by the US NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, who are tasked with producing Geographic inteligence, such as navigation charts and
Looks like the recent weather has sunk another sailboat in the northwest arm. The Captain Morgan went down south of the dingle, just off the boat launch. This Boat apprently has a history of bad luck, and has ended up on the beach twicein the past.
It appears the Lyubov Orlova will simply drift away to become another countries problem. After being towed away from the Searose FPSO by Atlantic Hawk, the Tow was handed off to Maersk Challenger, another St John’s based AHST, chartered by Transport Canada. Rather then return the ship to Port –