Atlantic Elm towING out the former HMCS Gatineau, heading for Pictou to be scrapped.
image clipped from http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/
Departing
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Sold for Scrap
The Chronicle Herald reported today that
A DARTMOUTH company has won a contract worth more than $4 million to remove, dismantle and dispose of two mothballed warships tied up in Halifax Harbour.
Aecon Fabco won the tender to dispose of the former HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Gatineau with the lowest bid
The company plans to tow them to its Pictou shipyard for dismantling.The ships should be towed out of Halifax by December, said Lianne LeBel, a Defence Department spokeswoman.
On A tug
In September of 2008 CelebrateCanada2010.ca was launched in preparation of Celebrating Canada in 2010. This year long celebration in which the Celebrate Canada pavilion will be manned by Tim Van Horn and Heide Van Loon as it travels across Canada to a diverse range of venues such as schools, first nations settlements, small town events, larger cultural festivals, and a number of high profile national events
On Day 170, They went on a trip with Switzer Bedford to move a tanker.
Weekly News Bits
Move the port of Halifax out of Halifax? It was a topic of discussion.
Cargo business must ship out
Making the most of trade and transport assets
HMCS Fredericton Sailed for the Persian Gulf/Horn of Affrica:
Canadian navy frigate deploys on 6-month counter terrorism mission
EnCana hopes to resume pipeline laying after boat damaged in N.S. storm
The HMCS Kootenay explosion
40 years ago today, one of the worst Canada’s worst peacetime naval tragities occured. During A routine high speed pass, HMCS Kootenay suffered a gearbox explosion killing 9 crew, and injuring several more.
Addtional Coverage and Background:
CBC Archive Footage of Kootenay (with Saguney and Bonaventure
HMCS Kootenay survivors mark 40th anniversary
Hazegray’s Account of the Explosion
Taking stock of Canada’s worst peacetime naval disaster
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Captain’s log, star date 1791 – Vintage views of Canada for sale
the logs of Capt. William Hope will come to auction and offer Canadian museums and collectors a chance to capture some rare, vintage views of this country.
CN official denies putting Halifax behind B.C. port in priority
The Port of Halifax is not taking a back seat to Prince Rupert, B.C., in terms of commitment from CN, a senior railway official said Tuesday
Full scale marine security and safety exercise planned for Halifax harbour
A full-scale regional marine safety and security exercise is planned for Halifax harbour on Wednesday
SeaJacks Kraken Departs
Seajacks Kraken was loaded abord the Dockwise Swan at Anchorage 1. She is next chartered for work in the North Sea.
UPDATE:
Atlantic Condor
Atlantic towing has published the Spec Sheet ( Here in Pdf) for the Deep Panuke Suply vessel, to be Named Atlantic Condor.
She is currently under construction at Halifax Shipyards as A Rolls Royce UT 755LN Design.
Image From the Spec Sheet PDF.
Offshore Update
The Seajacks Kraken returned to halifax after comleting work off Deep Panuke. Her next stop will be the North Sea, and will likely be picked up by a dockwise vessel in the coming weeks after her avipods are taken off.
The Rowan Gorilla 3 returned to port today form the Sable project. after a few weeks in port, she will be off to work at Deep Panuke.
The Calamity Jane, a Pipe layer laying pipe for Deep Panuke is also tied up at Halterm.
M/V MSC Nikita & M/V Nirint Pride
Halifax Regular Nirint Pride was Struck and Heavily damaged (though not as badly) as MSC Nikita, at the intersection Point of The Lane Outward From Rotterdam & The Lane For South Bound Traffic.
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