Todays Cruise ships featured Norwegian Jewel and Explorer of the Seas. Tomorrow is an off day, With RCCL’s Jewel of the Seas due on the 22end
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SE Potentia Finishing unload wind turbine parts.
Gulf Spray removing garbage from the Cruise ships.
London Express Departing. in a fairly rare occurrence, OOCL New York Anchored in the basin this morning until she could clear the pier.
Tanker Afrodite at anchor – she is scheduled to move to IOL Later this afternoon.
Russian Research vessel AKADEMIK IOFFE at pier 27.
Pangea
The Sailing Yacht Pangaea put in to Halifax to ride out the Oncoming Hurricane Maria.
She Is Captained By Mike Horn, Who is leading the Pangaea Expedition on a 4 year Journey around the world. The 30m vessel was built out of Aluminum in Brazil, and has 30 births.
Find out more @ http://www.mikehorn.com/en/pangaea/
Back From Refit.
HMCS Kingston arrived back at the dockyard, Looking freshly painted and stripped of kit (which is normal practice before sending the ship for work).
More Coast Guard Visitors.
Commissioned by The French Government in October 1997 for Fisheries Patrol off St. Pierre and Miquelon, PSP Fulmar was perfectly suited for the task, as she started he life as F/V Jonathan Dunkirk a fishing vessel Built in 1991.
She is Tied up at the Maritime Museum Wharf, and will be open for guided tours, Saturday and Sunday between 1400 and 1700.
To see her in her former life – See http://www.bateaux-fecamp.fr/article-fulmar-p-740-64559475.html and Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Another USCG Visit
After Last weekends visit of USCGC Jefferson Island (WPB-1340) (Sorry for the lack of coverage, I was out of town) This weekend brings us a visit of USCGC Willow (WLB-202) a 225′ Juniper Class Sea-going Buoy Tender based out of Newport RI.
She arrived this morning, and is tying up at the dockyard.
Three Cruise Ships Today
Holland America’s Eurodamm makes her first stop in Halifax today, and is birthed at Pier 20.Halifax regular and Eurodam sister ship Maasdam is also in Port Today, and is tied up at Pier 31, well within halterm – presumably due to space constraints at pier 24. Aida Aura (See yesterdays post) is a much smaller ship.
Carnival Glory (Another Regular has the berth at Pier 22
Busy at Pier 24/25
The Cruise ship Aida Aura Tied up at Pier 24 today.
The CSL Bulker SALARIUM finished offloading at the Grain Elevators, and is scheduled to move to National Gypsum later this afternoon
Cape Mayor
Cape Mayor Called at Fairview Cove on Monday for Atlantic Container Line.
She gave Her destination as Baltimore, however doesn’t seem to be listed on ACL’s Normal Schedule. She is likely filling in for a run, and time will tell if she returns on the east bound trip.
Welcome Home HMCS Charlottetown
HMCS Charlottetown returned to Port just after 0900, Tieing up at the Dockyard just prior to 1000. She Was welcomed by a Salute from Firebird, and a Large Crowd of Families on the pier.
Charlottetown spent the Past 6 Months Off Libia, Having Departing Halifax on March 2. While on patrol, she became the first Canadian warship to come under enemy fire since the Korean War. She has been replaced by HMCS Vancouver
HMCS Charlottetown Turning to enter the dockyard.
Firebird Salutes the returning Warship.
