After having a bunker tank punctured, HS Beetoven has now been emptied and cleaned. She is now due to sail on Tuesday for Spain where she will undergo a repair. Photo and info via @halifaxsig on twitter
With the Maritime Heritage store gone for the winter, the NSMMA has opened up their shed to the Halifax Art Boat Project. From their Website: The Halifax Art Boat Project is a community-focused art project where everybody can come join in building a real, floating, traditional boat right on the
HRM released an Expressions of interest for the construction of 2 new Ferries. These new vessels will be built to the same plans as the 4th ferry currently under construction by AF Theriault & Son. From the Document: Metro Transit’s existing ferries were constructed in 1978 (Dartmouth III and Halifax
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The Hapag Lloyd Container ship, and Halifax Regular, Boston Express is reported to under tow by the tug Koyo Maru. The Vessel was en route to Takoma, got disabled south of Aleutian Islands on Dec 9 – the cause of the trouble is unknown. Salvage tug Koyo Maru was contracted for salvage
The Latest news on the HS Beethoven is that she is currently being cleaned by Atlantic Industrial Cleaners. This would require the Bunker tank to be drained, and all oily residues removed from inside the tank and the hold. There is no word on when/where repairs will occur. She will
Today brought the arrival of Harbour Fashion, A Products tanker to Pier 9. Wilsons Fuels has a facility there to top up their Barrington street tank farm, and sees a couple of vessels per year. She Sailed from Trois Rivers Quebec, on the 5th. I see no active coasting trade
Yesterday evening brought a first appearance (At least in my 5 years of records) to CSL Metis. As part of CSL’s international fleet, she is part of the pool that regularly servers national gypsum including Pioneer and Atlantic Superior. CSL Metis was built in 1981 as an oil tanker, and
I have received word that the HS Beethoven has a significant hole in a bunker tank and currently may not be sea worthy. Apparently a stack of containers in hold of ship toppled piercing bunker tank and base of the hold. (Above) HS Beethoven sits at the pier Thursday Morning.
(Above) Task Group at Anchor (Above) HMCS Ville De Quebec (Below) HMCS Halifax and HMCS Iroquois HMCS Kingston, Fredericton, and Windsor were in the dockyard. – the 6 vessels are taking part in a Task Group Exercise