Onego sent another vessel to Halifax Loaded with rails for CN. the Capri arrived over the weekend, and is slightly larger and newer then the Onego Trader that was here last week.
Capri With More Rails
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Yorktown Returns
The cruise ship Yorktown returned today and tied up at Tall Ships Quay. She was last here on Sept 23.
Maersk Pembroke
Afternoon at YHZ
Second Zim of the week
Westerkade for Eimskip
Westerkade made her first appearance in Halifax today for Eimskip. Operated by Seaboard Marine, she has been chartered, likely to replace a vessel out for periodic maintenance. She was built in 2000, and at 127m in length, is a common size for general cargo vessels.
UPDATE: she sailed just after 4pm
CCGS G. Peddle S.C. Accepted by the Government
The Government today announced the acceptance of the fifth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS G. Peddle S.C. The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. will be based in Dartmouth at BIO and will be used for fisheries enforcement duties in the Atlantic Region.
A formal naming and dedication ceremony will follow.
Sea Dragon for Pangea Explorations
The Sea Dragon put in to Halifax, Before departing on a 14 day trip to Bermuda on the 5th (Join the Crew)
Sea Dragon is a 72ft (22m), 90,000lb displacement steel hulled sailing vessel built in the UK in 2000. Formerly known as CB 37, she is one of 11 second generation yachts built for the Global Challenge Race – one of the longest, most demanding ocean voyages ever made with an upwind, west-about 32,000km circumnavigation.
She will be open for tours from 4-6pm tonight.
The vessel is owned by Pangea Explorations.
Pangea Explorations missions are To actively strengthen the health of marine life through Exploration, Conservation and Education work. and To inspire and develop a new generation of leaders in conservation science, communication, education, art and policy leadership.
Find out More at http://panexplore.com/
ZIM California
I have been having good luck with ZIM Vessels as of late.
ZIM California Arriving last night.
I captured both of Last weeks Zim Visits as well
Follow Up On the Crashed Boat.
The Chronicle Herald ran a Piece today where Matt Lohnes, the owner of the Boat that struck a Trot buoy in the basin says they should be lit. It sounds like he is making excuses for not being a prudent mariner.
1. The Bouys are charted as a controlled access zone on the chart (Area to the right of the Compass Rose in the upper left) Several of these zones exist around naval facilities
if the operator had looked at the paper chart, he would have known about the controlled access zone..
2. there is also a charted and marked (with buoys) route through the basin.
3. If you missed a trot bouy, what about various logs and debris floating in the harbour, that can be just as dangerous, and are much less obvious.
4. trot bouys show up on radar.
5. These particular buoys were used around Sept 23rd
