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RDV2017 – the Halifax Side

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(above) Oosterschelde (below) Golden Liew. Both at Purdys Wharf.

(above) St. Lawrence II at Saltys. (below) Bluenose at the Museum Wharf.

(above) Spirit of North Carolina at Museum Wharf (below) Alexander von Humboldt at Ectug.

(above) HMCS Oriole at Ectug (below) El Galeon at Salter block

(above sand below) Jolie Brise, Vahine, Spaniel, Rona II


 

(above)Regina Germania and Peter Von Danzig  (below) Geronimo

 

(above) Atyla  (below) Impossible Dream, both at bishops Landing

(above) Spirit of Bermuda (below) Mists of Avalon


(above) Wylde Swan (below) Blue Clipper

(below) USCG Eagle

Tall Ships Arrival Details

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Due Today (July 28th):

BLUENOSE due at 10:00am to museaum wharf

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT II due 10:30 for Summit Place

USCG Eagle is due at pier 20 at 14:30

RONA II is due at 14:00

OOSTERSCHELDE 1500 for Purdys Wharf

SPIRIT of BERMUDA is due at 16:00

WYLDE SWAN is due at 1700

ATYLA due 16:30 at bishops landing.

GULDEN LEEUW is Due at Purdys Wharf, 17:00.

VAHINE is due Bishops Landing at 18:00

BLUE CLIPPER is due at tall Ships Quay at 19:00

GERONIMO due at Bishops Landing at 1900

All vessels should be tying up about 30-45 minutes after the posted times.

HMCS Moncton is open today for tours From July 28 to 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Alderney Landing, Dartmouth

 

July 27th Arrivals

The SPIRIT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, is due to tie up next to HMCS Sackville,  and the GALEON ANDALUCIA is due at bishops landing.

These have arrived and tied up.  HMCS Oriole and Spirit of Avalon also arrived on the 27Th. Photos of these arrivals are posted at http://halifaxshippingnews.ca/2017/07/todays-arrivals-2.html

 

Details from the RCN:

HMC Ships Oriole and Moncton will be open to the public as follows:

  • HMCS Oriole: From July 29 to 31, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the Halifax Waterfront, south side of Svitzer Wharf. HMCS Oriole is the Royal Canadian Navy’s oldest commissioned vessel still in service. She built in 1921 and commissioned in June 1952, and is normally stationed in Esquimalt.

HMCS Moncton: From July 28 to 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Alderney Landing, Dartmouth

Additional updates and Arrivals will be posted at http://halifaxshippingnews.ca/2017/07/tall-ships-arrivals-tonight.html

2x Training Ships at the Ocean Terminals

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Saturday brought the Arrival of 2 training ships. The First, The Italian Navy sail training vessel Amerigo Vespucci. Named after an Italian explorer  the vessel is a full rigged three-masted steel hull 270.34 ft long, width of 15.5 m 51 ft. She has a draught of about seven metres (23 ft). She was built in 1930/31 and the design was inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line. She is home-ported in La Spezia. I believe she was last in Halifax in 2000.

She will be open for tours at Pier 20 today 1600 – 1830 and 2030 to 2200, and tomorrow 1030-1200 and 1530-1700

The Second training Vessel is the TS State of Maine, which belongs to the Maine Maritime Academy. Built in 1990, she is the ex USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40) and was laid up following an engine room fire in 1993. In 1996 she began conversion to the training ship, and went on her first voyage in 1997. She is tied up at pier 23, and is not open to the public.

Sailing Race in Trouble

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The Halifax Joint Rescue Coordination Center is reporting Multiple sailing vessels are in trouble in the mid-Atlantic that were participating in trans-Atlantic races. The Royal Western Yacht Club’s original single-handed and two-handed transatlantic races (OSTAR2017 and TWOSTAR2017) are from Plymouth, UK to Newport, Rhode Island.

JRCC reports At least one vessel is demasted, with others having rigging and or hull damage. Conditions in the area are difficult with 50-70kt winds  and 10-15 meter seas (Sea State 8 / 9)

CC-130 Hercules and a CP-140 Aurora aircraft from 14 Wing Greenwood, as well as HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN, CCGS Pearkes, CCGS Cygnus and 2 civilian tankers are proceeding to the area. JRCC is coordinating additional assistance from other Atlantic marine rescue centers, including a P3 Orion aircraft from Portugal.

Photos are from the May29th Race Start via twitter.

 

Updates to follow as known.

 

UPDATE:

Locations of the Vessels from OStar telemetry. You can see live positions at http://yb.tl/rwyc_transat2017

 

Update 15:47: 3 vessels triggered emergency beacons just after midnight. 2 are single handed, and the third has a crew of 2. They were 1600nm east of Newfoundland around noon today.

UPDATE 10:48

JRCC is reporting one vessel has motored out of the storm area and is no longer in danger. 2 crew have been rescued by a merchant ship, and the Queen Mary II is on its way to the third.

Additionally a 4th vessel is taking on water 250nm off Newfoundland

 

UPDATE 06/12 0900: 5 rescues were completed over the weekend.

As 0f 1700 June 10th, the original 3 distress calls were resolved. ALP Forward Rescued 2 Sailors  from 1 vessel, The Queen Mary II rescued one from a second vessel and the single sailor on the third vessel was able to motor out of the storm area and was no longer in distress. Merchant Ships MSC Anzou, Labrador and Federal Kushiro provided additional assistance.

The sailor on the 4th Vessel, off Newfoundland was rescued by Thor Magni,  with a PAL aircraft overhead.

Yesterday a 406 EPIRB was detected 350nm South East of Newfoundland. The sailor reported keel damage and that he was taking on water. After refueling at the White Rose Platform, a Cormorant helicopter rescued the sailor and flew him to St john’s

 

Sailing Vessel Sorca runs into trouble, crew rescued

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The Sailing vessel Sorca, has been lost, while on her way to Bermuda. The Sorca was a regular caller in Halifax,  and requested assistance after she began to take on water 155nm SE of Halifax. The Joint Rescue Coordination center dispatched a Hercules and a cormorant helicopter. The 4 Sailors aboard the Sorca were rescued by the Onego Capri. the Cormorant then hoisted the crew and brought them to Halifax airport.

 

Sorca was built in 1978 in Lunenburg

Tall Ships 2017 Attendees

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The Tall Ships will be in Halifax July 29-Aug 1st this year. A partial list of Vessels Attending the Tall ships event in Halifax is Below. These vessels will depart Halifax for Lahave France. Additional vessels will take part in an outport program throughout August. Of Note – The Esquimalt based RCN Sail Training Vessel HMCS Oriole is due to participate. Notably absent is the Draken Harald Hårfagre, the Viking longboat currently wintering in Mystic Seaport, though she may participate in the other program.

Alexander von Humboldt II
Atyla
Blue Clipper
Bluenose II
Esmeralda
Geronimo
Gulden Leeuw
Jolie Brise
Mist of Avalon
Nadezhda
Oostershelde
HMCS Oriole
Peter von Danzig
Regina Germania
Rona II
Sorca
Spaniel
Spirit of South Carolina
St Lawrence II
Union
Vahine
Wylde Swan