LONG SWELLS in the APPROACHES

The dinner plates would be moving about on the containership ALGOL and the products tanker GLEN as a distant hurricane sends a long swell train in on the Halifax Approaches anchorage area on 30th August 2010.

GLEN: Built 2005 by Hyundai,Samho,S.Korea.

IMO No 9311634

DWT: 12,800 tons.

LOA 127m Beam 20m Dr 8.4m

Flag: Singapore Call Sign: 9VJQ5

ALGOL: Built 2008 by Jiangsu Shipyard,Jiangyin,China.

IMO No: 9339612

GRT: 16,162t

DWT: 17,219t

LOA 161m Beam 25m Dr 8.6m

Flag:Singapore Call Sign: 9VKY3

CRUDEOIL TANKER VIOLANDO

Crudeoil tanker VIOLANDO secured at the Imperial Oil refinery at Woodside,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 26th August 2010.

Built 2009 IMO No:9429285

Yard: Hyundai,Samho.

GRT 84,735t DWT 164,764t

LOA 274m Beam 50m

Flag:Greece

Call Sign: SVAU5

Fall 2010 Activities at Halifax

Containership MAERSK PENANG outbound from Halifax on 28th October 2010. A dreary day not fit for beast nor sailor.