I have heard of lots of sailing vessels being demasted, through I have never heard of one being de-boomed. The Sailing yacht Nashra II departed Halifax on Saturday (I believe), but was back by this morning with half a Boom, the other half having been violently torn off.
Month: September 2013
(Above) Eurodam (Below) Seven Seas Navigator
Just after midnight, people reported hearing a loud bang, followed by people calling for help from the basin. 2 people Swam to shore, and Landed near Clearwater seafoods, 3 others were removed from the boat by a Coast Guard inshore rescue craft. Reports are the 31′ fiberglass boat struck One
Jumbo Shipping’s Heavy lift vessel FairLift arrived this morning at Pier 30. I suspect she is discharging cargo, as their was nothing obvious for her to pick up on the pier. (Though there were some Mammoet heavy transport chassis on the pier the other day.) Jumbo Shipping is also a
Bi-Weekly stop by ZIM integrated shipping (above) ZIM Shenzhen on Sept 25th, and (Below) ZIM Qingdao pulling up to the dock on Sept 27. The CBSA has their portable x-ray on the pier.
VOCM News in Newfoundland reports that: The Oceanex Connaigra has finished sea trials successfully in Germany and is expected to arrive in St. John’s next weekend. It will stay for a few days before sailing to Halifax to work that service while the Oceanex Sanderling completes a short dry dock.
Halifax Police are investigating a death aboard The EuroDam. A 59 year old woman was found dead. aboard the ship, though the death is not considered suspicious at this time Police were called to the ship at 8:14 a.m. More to Follow. (Above File photo of Eurodam from last week)
Berlin Express made her second stop in Halifax, her first being July 16. At the time, I was unable to get a photo of her. As a member of Hapag Llyods Dalian Express Class, she is 7500TEU, and is Identical to Dalian Express,and Yantian Express which alse serve the G6
HMCS Montreal is due to move from the Machine Shop Wharf to the Dockyard today at 1300. She will be the third vessel to complete the Shipyard portion of FELEX. HMCS Charlettown is currently in the graving dock, and HMCS St Johns will take her place when she moves to
HMCS Ville De Quebec, and HMCS Iroquois returned this morning from Op Caribbe, An annual anti narcotics operation with the USN and USCG. Ville De Quebec Departed on July 22