Marine Atlantic today announced they were outright buying the Ferries Highlanders and Blue Puttees. Both Ferries were chartered from Stena since 2011. They were lengthend for Canadian service and additional accommodation added.
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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.
Blue Putties is scheduled to depart Halifax Shipyards this afternoon. Recent Past ferry departures have been delayed affairs – we will see if this one is on schedule. UPDATE: She was, she left the dock just after 15:30, and headed outbound. (Below – Close up of the repaired and re-painted
(above) Plating removed in the bow.
This Past Friday Saw the arrival of the Marine Atlantic Ferry Blue Putties for bow repairs After she ran into the pier in Port Aux Basques NF. She re-floated on high tide. Given that she isn’t ballasted to raise the bow, I suspect damage is probably limited to the bulbous
Originally scheduled to sail on the 13th, Lief Ericson finally departed around 1600 today. On the 13th, Departure was initially scheduled for 1330, but by 1900 she was scheduled to sail at 22:30. She had spent the day in the Nova Dock in the down position (below). This morning, her departure was
Lief Erickson passing Pier 9D on her way to the Nova Dock.
The Marine Atlantic Ferry Lief Ericson Arrived this morning for the Nova Dock. She proceeded directly to the basin, and anchored, presumably due to weather related delays prepairing the Nova Dock. There is no known time for the Move.
Marine Atlantic’s ferry Lief Ericsson is due the morning of the 4th for the Nova Dock. More to follow
Departure 2000 tonight.