Thanks to HRM fire buffs for informing us that halifax crews from university ave were paged out to a ship fire just after noon. The fire is reported extinguished, and smoke is being cleared. Given the location of the crews it’s likely the ship was at the ocean terminals suggesting
Category: Halifax Shipyard
As a Followup to the news that the NovaDock at Halifax Shipyards needs to be replaced, i was asked a few questions about the NovaDock and the Scotia Dock II. this post should clarify things. The Scotia Dock II was built in 1964 by Canadian Vickers Ltd for use in
I have heard rumors that the Nova dock at Halifax Shipyard was broken and in repair. Today I received confirmation of this: I was told that the Nova Dock has needed repairs since at least April, and that after evaluating options, costs to repair are approaching the cost of a
HMCS Charlottetown is being handed back to the navy today, having completed the shipyard portion of her Felix refit. HMCS St Johns should take her place at the Machine Shop Wharf shortly.
I Recived an email this morning form a reader who noticed the BluePutties in Drydock in Boston. In the past, Marine Atlantic work has been done in the NovaDock at Halifax shipyards, however I have heard that the Nova Dock is having some sort of issue and is not serviceable.
The 9th and Final Hero Class Vessel, the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M, was launched saturday morning. She will be transported to the West Coast with Hero #8 later this year. The Last of the 9 Hero Class boats, She also has the distinction of being the last vessel to be
AlgoNova is currently at anchor in the basin, signalling the completion of repairs following a January Fire. She was towed to Halifax in February
The Government of Canada has awarded a $6.5 million contract to Babcock Canada Inc. for critical refit work for Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent. This contract was awarded as the result of an open and competitive procurement process. The shipyard portion of the work will be carried
DND was fined 1$ and mandated to donate $20,000 to the Coastal Research Network and $7,500 to the Environmental Damages Fund as punishment for a March 2011 Spill, while fueling at Imperial Oil. Aprox 14,000 litres of marine diesel fuel was discharged, but caused no damage to the shore or
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea announces the acceptance of the seventh of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS A. LeBlanc. The CCGS A. LeBlanc was named after fisheries officer Agapit LeBlanc, of Bouctouche, New Brunswick, who joined the Canadian Fisheries and Marine Service