There are reports that a Coast Guard Helicopter Crashed in the Arctic Monday night, Killing 3 persons on board. More Details as they are known. The CCGS is Currently looking to replace its fleet of Helicopters. The Halifax Based vessel CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier is currently working in the Arctic
Month: September 2013
The Michel A Arrived around 12:30. She is one of the new vessels covering Melfi’s Service, Replacing the Renate Schulte. She has been on the capture list for a while, and today schedules worked out.
The New Pier 7 is being installed. McNally Construction is using the same method as the expanded pier 9; Concrete Caissons are poured, floated into Position, and then filled with rock. The area behind will then be back filled. As of yesterday, the first two have been installed.
From Mike Horn Via Twitter Pangaea has arrived safe and sound in one of the friendliest Ports in the world Halifax NS Canada after a rough ride. Catching up with some of our student Explorers, looking at future projects, and a small technical reparation to be done. Shes Currently anchored off
Looks like work is held up due to Rain. Zhen Hua 19 has moved into Position at pier 42, however no work has been done to load the crane. UPDATE: Apprently they couldnt get the pins out to remove the wheels. the crane will be re-located over land.
For Part one, See Replacing Preserver and Protector In part one We looked at the the Joint Support Ship, and how we went from replacing AOR’s (Fleet Replenishment Oilers) to a command and control + AOR. And how that requirement evolved and de-volved bring us back to a more traditional
HMCS Haida is a Tribal class destroyer that served in the RCN from 1943-1963. Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship. She is also the only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels that were constructed between 1937-1945 for the RN, RAN and the RCN. She was commissioned Aug 30 1943, and just