Departing Today:
The Seajacks Kraken
(sorry, shot into the sun)
also The German Navy ships departed this morning, and the Chilean Tall Ship Esmerelda is scheduled to depart tonight.
Departures
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Dockwise M/V Target
Formerly a Crude Oil Carrier, modified now as a Submersible heavy lift vessel.
Rowan Gorilla III
coming to its final Position, just off anchorage #5
Dockwise M/V Target
Arrived with a drilling platform Rowan Gorilla 3 to Anchorage 1. Currently with 8 cables (8/10ths of a nautical mile) of Anchor Chain (Rode)
The rig will complete six months of work for Canadian Natural Resources starting in the third quarter of 2009. The work was valued at $55 million.
Kraken Ready to Depart?
The Seajacks Kraken has unjacked itself today. Perhaps ready to depart for the Sable Gas Field?
B.E. “Esmeralda”
arrived in halifax from Quebec today.
The ship is open to the public Tuesday from 3 p.m. top 5 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A welcome ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday.She departs Thursday for Boston.
German Visitors
The german navy has 2 ships in port:
F219 FGS Sachsen
A1412 Frankfurt Am Main
Nova Dock And Scotia Dock
The panamax Novadock to the left holding the CCGS Louis St Laurent, and the (empty) Scoyia Dock
Ships under Repair
APA #1 at Gray’s Boatyard Ltd. in ketch Harbour
CCGS Louis St Laurent in the Nova Dock
NFL Ferries Holiday Island Departing Scotia Dock
News Bits
Training exercise off McNabs Island could cause stir
Four to six coast guard vessels of various types and a helicopter will be involved in the search and rescue exercise. They will be simulating a search for a lifeboat and possibly looking for people in the water. The exercise will also involve lifting people out of the water.
Rolls-Royce supply vessel for Canada
Atlantic Towing Limited (Canada) has entered a long term charter with the Canadian oil and gas company EnCana Corporation for the vessel which will be built at the Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia. It will operate in the Deep Panuk field off the Canadian east coast.
