With 21 foot seas reported in the approaches, the pilot boats are staying put. Pilotage ops are suspended,with updates every 2 hours. As a result Atlantic Cartier, and Kiel Express are paceing outside the harbour, and the car carrier Don Juan is staying put at autoport, despite being scheduled to
Month: December 2012
The Mobility Cup is returning to Nova Scotia! The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron is the host club in 2013 for Canada’s national regatta for sailors with disabilities. Racing takes place from August 27th to the 30th, with arrival and practice taking place from August 24th to the 26th. Vancouver’s
The Products Tanker Sloman Hera at anchor in the basin. She arrived yesterday evening. She is likly waiting her turn to tie up at Imperial Oil to load.
work continues on the NS Sea Schools Dorothea. More ribs were installed today. Find out more about the Sea School at seaschool.org or condier supporting them here
HMCS Toronto was removed from the nova dock this morning. She was undergoing a brief pre-dpeployment work period.
HMCS Windsor was spotted on trials in the basin this afternoon. Photo from a reader via the Facebook page DND Press release: HMCS Windsor Returns to Sea NR – 12.022 – December 14, 2012 OTTAWA – Her Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Windsor returned to sea yesterday at Halifax, N.S., officially
Reports are that the launch of CCGS Corporal Teather C.V., the third hero Class Mid Shore Patrol Vessel, will happen the morning of Saturday, Dec 15. Updates (and a more recent photo) to Follow.
As depicted in the oil painting* Above, Novia arrived today for Melfi Lines. She is the ex Melfi Iberia, and is one of the ships replacing Teval and Marwan. Melfi Ibera was a Halifax Regular several years ago. *Crappy iphone camera photo
Ever wonder what the Floating Shed in the bedford Basin Is? From BIO: The DRDC Atlantic Acoustic Calibration Barge is located in Bedford Basin, about 5 km by water from DRDC Atlantic. The main function of the Barge is to conduct acoustic calibrations of sonar transducers such as hydrophones and