Wednesday, October 31, 2012

New Ships For Ocenex and Fednav.

Announced a few weeks ago, Oceanex is cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra, is custom designed for world-wide trade and will be 210 meters in length with a deadweight carrying capacity of 19,500 metric tonnes.
 Oceanex Connaigra is being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG of Germany. The roro weather deck of the Oceanex Connaigra is designed for a conventional lift-on/lift-off container ship operation and is able to accommodate all relevant sizes of containers, including the Oceanex high cube 53’ units – with a weather-deck load capacity of 11,000 metric tonnes of containers. Liftable ramps provide access to all five roro decks which allow for the transportation of up to 95 tractor trailers and 500 automobiles. Notably, the ship is uniquely designed with a 40’ wide stern ramp to accommodate over dimensional loads that can weigh several hundred tonnes.

Fednav announced the signing of a long-term contract which provides for the transportation of nickel and copper concentrates from Canadian Royalties’ Nunavik Nickel Project in northern Quebec to customers in Europe as well as the import from Europe of mine supplies and equipment. 

As a result, Fednav will be placing of an order with Sumitomo Corporation and Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, Japan, for the design and construction of an ice-breaking bulk carrier with a design deadweight of 25,000 tonnes to service the transportation contract referred to above. The Polar Class 4 vessel will be built at Universal’s Tsu shipyard, and will be classed by Det Norske Veritas. The scheduled delivery date is December 2013. 

Fednav already owns and operates two of the world’s most powerful ice-breaking commercial vessels, the MV Arctic and the MV Umiak I. Based in Montreal, the Fednav Group is the leading Canadian operator in the deep-sea bulk market, operates year-round in ice-covered waters, and has the world’s largest fleet of ice-class vessels 

Nils B At Pier 25



Nils B Has been tied up at pier 25. She reportely has engine troubles.
Previously she filled in for Fusion on the St Pierre run, While Fusion was being Maintained.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tall Ship Bounty In Trouble

For cleanliness, this post will continue where yesterdays left off.
To Recap, The Bounty ran into trouble Sunday night, Monday morning the crew took to life rafts, and the Bounty Sank. 14 of 16 were resuced by the Coast Guard. Claudene Christian Was found later in the day, and died yesterday evening. The Captain Robin Walbridge is still missing.

 USCG Released Photos of Bounty.
 Photos by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski.

Update 1111ADTVIA Gcaptain A Search Update:

The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Atlantic Beach, N.C., arrived on scene at approximately 7:15 p.m. Monday and began searching for Walbridge.

The crews aboard the HC-130 Hercules aircraft and the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., secured their searches for the night at approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday.

A crew aboard an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., began a four-hour search at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, and a Hercules aircrew from Air Station Clearwater began a morning search at approximately 7:15 a.m.

 The Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C., is en route.

 The Coast Guard’s is searching an area approximately 1,350 square nautical miles.The water temperature is 77 degrees, air temperature is 67 degrees, seas are 15 feet, and the winds are 42 mph.

UPDATE 1127ADT HMS Bounty Facebook Page:
We are mourn the loss of Bounty's crewmember Claudene Christian and Pray for the continued efforts to rescue our Beloved Captain, Robin Walbridge.

A RELIEF FUND has been established by past crew members for donations to the families of Claudene Christian and Captain Robin Walbridge, along with the 14 surviving members of the crew, who lost everything in the tragic loss of the HMS Bounty.

Much Appeciated Donations can be sent to via PayPal
HMSBounty2012@Yahoo.com


UPDATE 1130ADT: Tallshipbounty.org website is down - Probably exceeded their bandwith from their WEBHost.
 
Note On Captains Qualifications:
Captain Walbridge holds a Master 1600 Ton License and has been involved with square rigged ships since 1993. A USCG 1600 Ton Certificate requires the following experiance 1440 days with 720 days on vessels over 100 gross tons and 720 days as master, mate or equivalent while holding license with 360 days as licensed master, mate or equivalent on vessels over 100 gross tons.

UPDATE 1427ADT

TODAY Show interviewed the Rescuers Coast guard Lieutenant Commander Steve Bonn, Lieutenant Jenny Fields and Petty Officer Daniel Todd discuss the daring rescue mission.
 






UPDATE 31/10 0900ADT - No New updates. USCG Continued Searching last night.

Also, Tall Ships America (Sailtraining.org) Released a Statement Yesterday:

30 October 2012
To the Membership of Tall Ships America:
Certainly everyone in the sailing ship community will have heard that HMS BOUNTY has been lost off Cape Hatteras.  Of the sixteen persons reportedly aboard at the time, we understand that one individual has perished, and that fourteen others were rescued, thanks to the exemplary courage and skill of Coast Guard search and rescue personnel.  It appears that the vessel’s master, Robin Walbridge, is missing, and the search continues.

We are certain that everyone in the in the community sends their thoughts, prayers, and best wishes to the family of the individual who perished, to the rescued members of the ship’s company and their families, and to the brave Coast Guard team who carry our hopes for Captain Walbridge.
There is currently much speculation about the loss of the vessel.  We believe that further speculation is not helpful, especially in view of the respect that is due to the individuals whose lives are directly affected by these tragic events.  Tall Ships America does not have any factual information to add, but notes that there will surely be an official inquiry that will assemble much more complete information than is available to anyone now.   We are confident that our membership, if called upon, will cooperate with that inquiry in the full spirit of professionalism upon which the sail training movement depends.

For now, we appeal to our members to lend their thoughts and support to the people of BOUNTY and their families, to join us in thanking the Coast Guard rescue team for their heroism on behalf of our colleagues, and to sustain hopes for Captain Walbridge’s safe return.
Michael J. Rauworth, Chairman Bert Rogers, Executive Director


UPDATE 0927ADT: VIA Chronicle Herald
USCG confirms Search for Captain is Ongoing. One of the rafts flipped, dumping 3 in the water. One was able to stay with the raft and be rescued, the Captain and Christian were seperated.

Update NOV 1: USCG Release - Search Continues

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard continues its search Thursday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty approximately 200 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C.
Missing is Robin Walbridge, 63.
The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C., along with an HC-130 Hercules crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., continue to search for Walbridge.
"As of now, our intent is to continue searching for the missing person," said Capt. Doug Cameron, the chief of incident response for the Coast Guard 5th District. "This is still an active search, not a recovery effort. Factors such as fitness of the member, weather conditions, survival equipment and the results from previous searches are taken into consideration to determine how long the Coast Guard will search."
The Coast Guard is searching an area approximately 1,200 square nautical miles.
The water temperature is 79 degrees, air temperature is 62 degrees, seas are 4 feet, and the winds are 30 mph.

(Image bellow Shows USCG Search Area)



UPDATE NOV1 2045ADT
The search for Capt Walbridge of HMSBounty has been suspeneded pending further information.

USCG Release:

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty 200 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C.
Missing is Robin Walbridge, 63.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Walbridge and Christian families," said Capt. Doug Cameron, the chief of incident response for the Coast Guard 5th District. ”Suspending a search and rescue case is one of the hardest decisions we have to make.”
  The following Coast Guard assets assisted in the search:
  • HC-130 Hercules aircrews from Elizabeth City, N.C. and Clearwater, Fla.
  • MH-60 Jayhawk crews from Air Station Elizabeth City
  • Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry crews from Miami, Fla.
  • Crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Atlantic Beach, N.C.
  • Crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C.
Coast Guard crews searched more than 90 hours, covering approximately 12,000 overlapping square nautical miles in the Atlantic Ocean since the Bounty's crew abandoned ship Monday morning.


UPDATE Nov 2: 0845

Chronicle Herald Article "Bounty Captain Talked about chasing Huricanes" Includes a Video of the Interview. In It, Lightner then asked him if he’d ever run into stormy seas.
“We chase hurricanes,” Walbridge answered. “You try and get up as close to the eye of it as you can, and you stay down in the southeast quadrant. And when it stops, you stop."
“You don’t want to get in front of it, you want to stay behind it, but you’ll also get a good ride out of a hurricane.”

UPDATE NOV 2: 0947 ADT - US Coast Guard to conduct investigation into HMS Bounty sinking

USCG Release:
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Steven Ratti, the Coast Guard 5th District commander, ordered a district formal investigation Thursday to determine the cause of the sinking of the Tall Ship Bounty, a three-masted sailing ship, 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday, which resulted in the death of one crewmember, and one crewmember who remains missing.
A district formal investigation consists of a Coast Guard investigating officer who will receive evidence and testimony using formal rules and procedures and is convened when the information to be derived has considerable regional significance, or may indicate vessel class problems or areas of technical importance.
The district formal investigation will probe every aspect of the accident and will determine as closely as possible:
  1. the cause of the accident;
  2. whether there is evidence that any failure of material or equipment was involved or contributed to the casualty;
  3. whether there is evidence that any act of misconduct, inattention to duty, negligence, or willful violation of the law on the part of any licensed or certificated person contributed to the casualty;
  4. whether there is evidence that any Coast Guard or other government agency personnel caused or contributed to the casualty; and
  5. whether the accident should be further investigated by a Marine Board of Investigation.
The Investigating Officer, Cmdr. Kevin M. Carroll, is the chief of the Coast Guard 5th District Marine Inspections and Investigations Branch and will be assisted by investigating officers from Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C.
Coast Guard investigations of marine casualties and accidents are for the purpose of taking appropriate measures for promoting safety of life and property and are not intended to fix civil or criminal responsibility.
A district formal investigation often takes several months to properly complete.

UPDATE: Nov 5 0852AST

Gcaptains Maritime Monday feature today is dedicted to the Bounty

1447AST

National Geographic video of her first voyage in 1960



UPDATE 06/11 1243AST - ABC’s Good Morning America Interview with Rescued Crew.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Tall Ship Bounty In Trouble

CNN is repoting that the Tall ship Bounty, Built in Lunenburg in 1960 as a replica of the HMS Bounty, is without power and Adrift 160NM East of the Eye of Hurricane Sandy. She is apparently taking on water.

winds on scene are reported to be 30 knots, seas 18ft. A USCG C-130 Aircraft is on Scene. There are also unconfirmed reports that Bounty has been Abandoned, and the crew of 17 have taken to life rafts.

Sugested Reading is Bounty's Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/HMSBounty Scroll Down, and you will see a running log of their progress riding out the storm, including predictions of where they would be visavie the Sandy


Updates as More is known.

UPDATES:

STATEMENT ON BOUNTY'S FACEBOOK PAGE THIS MORNING
"We received a distress call for Bounty at 1830 Sunday evening that the Ship lost power and the pumps were unable to keep up with the dewatering. At that time we immediately contacted the USCG for assistance. A C130 was sent to there position approximately 90 miles SE of Cape Hatteras. At 0430 today the Captain ordered all hands to abandon ship. There are 17 Crew on board and at this moment all crew are accounted for and are in Life rafts.
The first USCG helicopter has reached the ship and is in the process of rescuing them.
Bounty is currently still floating upright and intact.
We will keep everyone informed as info becomes available"

FROM USCG: The Coast Guard has received word that the crew of the HMS Bounty has abandoned ship approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday.
The 17 person crew donned cold water survival suits and lifejackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.
The Coast Guard continues to monitor the situation and assess the weather conditions to determine the soonest Coast Guard aircraft or surface assets can be on scene to conduct effective rescue operations.

UPDATE: as of 0850ADT 14/17 crew hoisted to Safety.

UPDATE: 0922ADT - Reports Are now that HMS Bounty has Sunk 

UPDATE:1019ADT - USCG Ship Sunk 0845 - 14 crew rescued, 2 missing
Update from NBC Station WITN-TV:
"The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot, three-mast tall ship, was last marked about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras.
The ship has sunk, according to the Coast Guard at 8:45 a.m. Monday.
Just before 8 a.m., the Facebook page for the HMS Bounty says 14 of the 16 people who had to abandon their ship have been hoisted to safety.
There have been conflicting reports on how many people were onboard. The manifest reportedly listed 16 people, and that's the number the Coast Guard has."

USCG Release:

Coast Guard rescues 14, continues searching for 2 from HMS Bounty

CORRECTION: It was previously reported to be a 17-person crew. The crew size is 16.

The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday, and two people remain missing.
Watchstanders dispatched crews aboard two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to rescue the crew.
The first Jayhawk crew arrived on scene at approximately 6:30 a.m. and hoisted five people into the aircraft, and a second helicopter arrived and rescued nine people.
The 14 people are being flown to Air Station Elizabeth City where they will be met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel.
The C-130 Hercules aircraft remains on scene and is searching for the two missing crewmembers and a third Jayhawk crew is en route to assist search and rescue efforts.
The 16 people donned cold water survival suits and life jackets before launching in two 25-man lifeboats with canopies.
 
UPDATE 1040 ADT. VIA Chronicle Herald

Two people are missing and 14 are being airlifted to safety after hurricane Sandy forced the crew of HMS Bounty to abandon ship off the eastern coast of the United States this morning.
"We're still searching for two more persons, as the manifest outlined 16," Petty Officer 1st Cullen Rafferty said from the U.S. Coast Guard command centre in Portsmouth, Va.
"Once we get to the air station, we're going to be able to get some more details from the survivors so we'll know exactly who we're looking for an in what manner they became missing."
At 10:15 a.m., paramedics were at the air station in Elizabeth City, N.C. awaiting the arrival of the survivors to check them out. But none were complaining of any medical condition, Rafferty said.

Update:1118ADT - CH Has comments from Dan Moreland Captain, Picton Castle

Update 1307ADT - Speculation from former Crew in the GCaptain Forum 

Update: 1341ADT - Claudia McCann says her husband, Captain Robin Walbridge, is one of two crew members missing from HMS Bounty. Claudene Christian, who spoke with CBC earlier, confirms her daughter is the 2nd crew member missingy(Via twitter @CBCNS)

UPDATE 1445ADT - Discuussion of the Voyage at the Wooden Boat Forum, Covered the trip Prior to incident with posts about the voyage being Ballsy, and fine, as long as nothing goes wrong.

One of the Missing: https://www.facebook.com/n6tqs/photos#!/claudene.christian?fref=ts
ViA JackTar - A Crewmwnember Doug Faunt's Facebook post: ""The ship sank beneath us, but we swam free and
mostly got into two rafts. I'm at the USCG station Elizabeth City NC. There
are two unaccounted for at present."



UPDATE 1536
Addtional USCG Commentary:


The 14 people were flown to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., where they were met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel at approximately 10:15 a.m. with no life threatening injuries.
Crews aboard a C-130 Hercules and an MH-60 Jayhawk are searching for the two missing crewmembers. Crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm and the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin are en route to assist with the search.
The vessel is reportedly sunk, but the mast is still visible.

Crews aboard a C-130 Hercules and an MH-60 Jayhawk are searching for the two missing crewmembers. Crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm and the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin are en route to assist with the search
  

 Update 1830ADT gcaptin reports surviors and MissingThe following is a list of those who were rescued, and those who are still missing:
Rescued were:

Daniel Cleveland, 25
John Svendsen, 41
Matthew Sanders, 37
Adam Prokosh, 27
Douglas Faunt, 66
John Jones, 29
Drew Salapatek, 29
Joshua Scornavacchi, 25
Anna Sprague, 20
Mark Warner, 33
Christopher Barksdale, 56
Laura Groves, 28
Jessica Hewitt, 25
Jessica Black, 34
Missing are:

Robin Walbridge, 63
Claudene Christian, 42


From the CH:

The ship was “trying to steer clear” of Hurricane Sandy as it approached, Tracie Simonin, director of HMS Bounty Organization LLC said in a telephone interview from New York on Monday morning.

But the Bounty started to take on water, she said.

“One of our pumps was not working properly, we just could not dewater it fast enough — water, normal sewage water that a boat of this entity takes on — and once the pumps stopped working, the generator stopped working, they just could not keep up.”

Simonin contacted the coast guard. The rescue service in Portsmouth later received a distress signal from the Bounty and its emergency beacon indicated its location.

Update 1951ADT:
Claudene Christian has been found deceased. She is a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian the lead mutineer on the Bligh's bounty

UPDATE: 2143ADT: conflicting reports that Claudene Christian is in serious condtion in Hospital, or dead. Unsure which is current.

 UPDATE 2145ADT She is confirmed to have died just before 2330ADT

This Post is Continued Here - With Updates from Oct 30th

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Atlantic Vision For Nova Dock


Marine Atlantic Ferry Atlantic Vision Arrived yesterday for the Nova Dock for a work period. In the AfterNoon, before she was lifted on the Dock, a Fire broke out aboard requiring that 2 people be sent to Hospital. No word on the cause, though it may have been caused by an errant welding job.

Friday, October 26, 2012

HMCS Toronto - Fall Cruise

HMCS Toronto returning to the dockyard after excercising in the basin.

CCGS CAPORAL KAEBLE V.C on trials


The Caporal Kaeble VC Left the Dock for the first time today for some builders trials. SHe spent the Morning in the Basin before returning to Pier 9b. She is scheduled to return to the basin this afternoon.

Queen Mary 2


 The Queen Mary 2 Arrived this Morning, and Backed into Pier 22. Crystal Symphony is Occupying Pier 20. There are now 3 ships remaining this year - Brilliance of the Seas on the 28th, and Seven Seas Navigator and Emerald Princess on the 30th

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

STATENGRACHT


General Cargo Vessel STATENGRACHT arrived last night. She appears to be loading Heavy Equipment parts that arrived earlier by Rail.

She Has an interesting Configuration, with 2 cranes on the Port Side, and a Single Crane, and 2 Cargo Elevators on the Starboard. STATENGRACHT was built in 2004.

Mattea's Turn


With Kometik Sailing around 10am for Hiberina, It is now Mattea's turn for bunkers. They arrived at Anchorage 1 overnight.

Bunkering Kometik

Above - A daylight Shot. Bellow - A Shot From the Bridge, as the Bunker Barge comes along side with tug assistance

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Royal Carribean X2


Jewel of the Seas At Pier 20 (right) and Enchantment of the Seas at Pier 22(Left)

With the Cruise season winding down for the year, Today brought visits from 2 RCCL Vessels, Jewel of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas

Reader Photos


 Thanks to Anthony for the Photos of Western Neptune (Bottom) and Raymond Crozier (Top)


Bunkering American Style



This afternoon we will see Bunkering  - US Style.
In Halifax (And much of the rest of the world im told) Bunkering is done from a smallish dedicated Tanker - such as our own Algoma Dartmouth, and the NT Dartmouth before that.

The shuttle tankers Kometik and Mattea will be bunkered via the Barge Columbia with the Tug Siberian Sea. It is common in the US to use a Tug and Barge to move oil, as this combination requires less crew then a full tanker does. This sort of combination makes periodic apperances at the Imperial Oil Docks.

There is no word on why Algoma Dartmouth is not being used, However it could be the Algoma Dartmouth, or the Low Sulfer Fuel required is unavailable.  UPDATE: It appears the Low Sulfer Fuel is not currently available in Halifax. In the Fall refinery shift their product lines, and Imperial Oil may currently be shutdown for that transition. Algoma Dartmouth was imported to Canada, but an agreement was made that it could not trade outside the Harbour, or the Substantial Import Duty would need to be paid on her. Thus  she is unavailable to make the trip to St John NB.

The Tug Siberian Sea and Barge Columbia are owned by K-SEA OPERATING LLC, and are based out of New York NY. The tug was built in 1980 and is Powered by two EMD 12-645 E-2 diesel engines, she is a twin screw tug rated at 3,300 horsepower. The Barge Columbia has a capcity of 58000 Barrels.

Eta is 1400. Photos to follow.
The tug and barge arrived after 6pm tonight, and set right to work. The Barge is hard to see as it it very low in the water. Better Daylight Photo's Tomorrow.


Monday, October 22, 2012

Cable Ship Raymond Croze


The France Telecom Marine ship Raymond Croze arrived this morning and tied up at Pier 30. Alas The port had containers in the way so i coculdnt get an unobstructed view of her.

Updated - Picture from the Dartmouth Side.

Western Neptune


The Western Neptune is Survey vessel belonging to Western Geco. Such vessels are used in sub sea geophisical surveys - typically for oil and gas. Western Geco appears to specialize in surveying existing resevoirs, so they may be here doing work on the Sable or Deep Panuke gas fields.

More Kometik

Kometik, Sporting A fresh paint job. You can see her back in June in a previous post.

View from the Harbour

 

Thanks to Scott, A crewmember on the Kometik,  for tweeting me some pictures while they are at anchor.


Good Bye Halifax

Jewel of the Seas,  Passing York Redoubt

Salvaged Sailboat from the Northwest Arm

 She looks to be in rough shape, which is not unsurprising given she spent 6 weeks under water.
The Port Authority was hoping to seel her to recover costs. It doesnt look like there is anything of value left.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

One Month Of Traffic Visualized


The Image above is all traffic in Halifax Harbour, for the month of November 2011. (1:150000 scale)
(Below 1:7500 scale HalTerm)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

HMCS Kingston Route Survey


HMCS Kingston, Running in the Bedford Basin today. She appears to be running with the Route Survey package, with a towed sonar.

The Route Survey Package allows the ship to produce state of the art, high quality imagery of the ocean bottom with the use of multi-beam side scan sonar housed in a streamlined active body known as a towfish. This information is used for route mapping, detection and classification of mine-like objects and the optimization of ocean route planning.

OOCL America


OOCL America, backing into Fairview Cove, with tugs Atlantic Larch and Atlantic Oak. Bellow, All Fast.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Crystal Symphony

Crystal Symphony Rounding George's Island to tie up at Pier 20.


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Spy Case Resolved - Delisle pleads Guilty

It is being reported  that Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle entered a guilty plea to spy charges. I suspect a plea deal was made with the crown that will see Delisle serve jail time, and the crown can keep secret what he told the forign entity.

UPDATE: CTV News is reporting that Delisile was Paid $3000/month to supply information to the Russian Inteligence Service.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Sunken Boat Raised in Northwest Arm

Photo from a friend Via Face Book.

Looks Like RMI Raised the Sunken Silboat in the Northwest Arm. It will reportaly be held for sale at Pier 29 to recover costs. It was a nice boat, But I doubt its worth anything now after 2 months on the bottom.

See the Chronicle Herald for More, and the Picture bellow


Silva Set a Drift = Piracy

This past Sunday, some morons boarded the Tall Ship Silva, Raised a Sail, and released all but one of her lines. That Last line, eventually broke, and she was spotted drifing by pier 21 when a tug was dispatched.  Looks Like Halifax has a Case of piracy -  from the Criminal Code of Canada Piracy
Piracy by law of nations
  •  (1) Every one commits piracy who does any act that, by the law of nations, is piracy.
    • Punishment
      (2) Every one who commits piracy while in or out of Canada is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life.
    • R.S., c. C-34, s. 75;
    • 1974-75-76, c. 105, s. 3.

    Piratical acts
     Every one who, while in or out of Canada,
    • (a) steals a Canadian ship,
    • (b) steals or without lawful authority throws overboard, damages or destroys anything that is part of the cargo, supplies or fittings in a Canadian ship,
    • (c) does or attempts to do a mutinous act on a Canadian ship, or
    • (d) counsels a person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),
    is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.
    • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 75;
    • R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 7.

    Bellow: Silva, When not adrift

Celebrity Summit

Celebrity Summit tieing up at Pier 20. She makes four apperances this cruirse season.

Monday, October 8, 2012

HRM Messes with Garbage Collection


The Chronicle Herald is reporting that a company that handles international garbage has been ordered to stop using the Legrows maritime facility (Located near the Dartmouth side of the MacDonald Bridge), as it contravenes zoning bylaw's.

International garbage is garbage from foreign vessels that must be treated to ensure no invasive species are able to escape into the environment. Ships Typically Load it directly onto the Barge, where it is taken to the Dartmouth Dock at Legrows for transfer. I suspect the vessels Agents contract this work on behalf of the lines, though it is doubfull there is more then one supplier of the service in halifax.

The Tug Gulf Spray, and the Barge are registered to Larinda Ltd. of Halifax.

Brilliance of the Seas

The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines vessel Brilliance of the Seas paid a visit to Halifax this past Saturday. Having a Friend who works for RCCL I was able to get a tour. A cruise ship really is a giant floating resort. The only hint your on a boat is the hum from the generators.

Security is tight, requiring both a Visitors pas form the Port authority, and a visitors Card for the Ship. As you board the ship, you are photographed, and your card is scanned on boarding, and again on disembarkation, so they always know who is aboard.



While I toured, the Algoma Dartmounth was bunkering.

 Alas I thought I took some interior shots, But apparently not. Special Thanks to the Crew of RCCL Brilliance of the Seas for the Tour.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Hero Class #4 - CCGS Constable Carrière rolled out for Paint

The CCGS Corporal Teather C.V. Tarped to protect from over spray.
The 4th Hero Class vessel, the CCGS Constable Carrière, was rolled out today to be painted This weekend.

 From DFO:

 "Constable J.L. François Carrière, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Constable Carrière died on November 30, 1997, while conducting an underwater search of a vessel believed to be smuggling illegal drugs."

Jewel Of the Seas

The Royal Caribian Jewel of the Seas Arrived this morning. Tomorow brings her sister, Brilliance of the Seas, Which I will be getting a tour of. Stay tuned.

Province of Nova Scotia Sued over Bluenose

As reported in todays Chronicle Herald, The Roue Family has filed a copyright suit against the Province of NS. Should Be an interesting case, since this incaration of the Bluenose II is a new Build. The Bluenose I was Designed By William Roue. Roue gave his blessing for the Bluenose II, and while not identical, It was based on Roue's Original Plans. The Current Bluenose was built from modern drawings drawn up by naval architects in Dartmouth. I suspect the case will come down to how much of the new drawings design is original. if the naval Architects worked from a set of Roue Plans, then there may be a case. if its a straight up Lookalike, then perhaps not so much.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Bluenose Relaunch

For those of you, like me, who had to miss the Bluenose re-Launch, You can watch it Via the Province of Nova Scotias YouTube Channel.


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Teval at Halterm



The container ship Teval at halterm today. working for the Melfi Line, she runs supplies from Canada and Europe to Cuba. More rare, is the use of the 4th container crane, as the other 2 are working the Zim   Beijing behind.

the fate of this crane is unknown, as 2 additional Super Post Pananmax Cranes will be installed in the spring.