Rumors are About that a US Navy vessel is due in port tomorrow. It reportedly has US and Canadian escorts, which suggests it might be an aircraft carrier… The US Memorial Day weekend is coming up, so its not uncommon to Have US Visitors that weekend. More as known. update:
Month: May 2015
Disney Magic Made a stop in Halifax Today. Disney added Halifax to their itinerary in 2013, but removed it for 2014. This is the only stop this year, and the vessel had originally intended to bypass us for St John’s Newfoundland. Disney Magic is on a repositioning cruise from Florida
May brings the annual return of the herring fleet. Most of the usual vessels are back with the addtion of a new vessel has shown up this year, pictured below. Herring are caught via a Purse Seine. A net is pulled around the school of fish, the bottom pulled tight,
Shuttle tanker Kometik is rumoured to be for sale. the vessel is 17 years old, and apparently there is some sort of disagreement amongst the ownership group. She is currently owned by a consortium of Oil companies as listed as A JOINT VENTURE OF MOBIL, CHEVRON, MURPHY She was built by
The Following photos of the Hiberina Atlantic Shore connection being made were provided by a reader.
The Grand Ruby spent part of the day at ancor in the inner harbour. The PCTC Electra occupied the birth at autoport for most of the day. By 1700 Electra had moved to pier 30, allowing grand ruby to take her place.
Weekly stop at Fairview cove last night for Hapag Llyoyd.
Tieing up last night
Sambro Island Light gets $$ | Built Halifax
The government somewhat quietly announced this past Friday that the replacement vessel for the MV Princess of Acadia, which serves the Saint John to Digby ferry route, will be named the MV Fundy Rose. The MV Fundy Rose is a combination of the top names submitted by Canadians as part