LONDON EXPRESS

LONDON EXPRESS called at Halifax for the last time in 2011 on New Years Eve securing alongside at Fairview Cove early in the AM. Earlier file photo (June 11,2011) shows her outbound in the Narrows passing Pier 9.

IMO NUMBER 9143568

VESSEL TYPE: CONTAINER SHIP

BUILD 1998

YARD: SAMSUNG SHIPBUILDING & HEAVY INDUSTRIES, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.

GROSS TONNAGE 53523 tons; SUMMER DWT 66577 tons;NET TONNAGE 32908 tons.
Capacity:TEU 4,612

LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS 282.08 m, LENGTH OVERALL
294.04 m, LENGTH REGISTERED 282.08 m ,BREADTH EXTREME 32.30 m ,BREADTH
MOULDED 32.25 m, DEPTH 17.28 m ,DRAUGHT 13.63 m.

MACHINERY: Single shaft diesel,model 9K9 MC @ 41,130 KWs. SERVICE SPEED: 24.00 knots.
MANAGER/ OWNER: HAPAG LLOYD,Hamburg, GERMANY

FLAG: GERMANY

HOME PORT: HAMBURG, GERMANY

CALL SIGN: DPLE

RIO DE JANEIRO EXPRESS

A dreary 28th of December 2011 saw the first call at Halifax of the containership RIO DE JANEIRO EXPRESS depicted alongside at the Fairview Cove terminal. With the funnel markings of Hapag-Lloyd the vessel is a SeaSpan charter (Note absence of Hapag's large hull lettering ).

Owned and managed by SEASPAN Corp,Vancouver,Canada.

IMO No 9310847

Built by Samsung,Goege,S.Korea in 2007.

GRT 39,941 tons;DWT 50,500 tons;Net Tonnage:24,458 tons.

LOA 260m,LPP 244.8m Beam 32.25m Draught 12.78m.

Capacity: 4,248 teu.

Machinery: Single shaft,diesel speed 24.5 knots.

Flag:Hong Kong,China

Call Sign: VRCR9

OOCL HONG KONG

Boxing Day saw the containership OOCL HONG KONG alongside at the Fairview Cove terminal ,Bedford Basin the file photo above was taken early morning of 4 May 2008 and shows her arrival for the first time at Halifax entering the Basin at the Narrows bridge.

IMO No:9108166

Built 1995 by Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd.,S.Korea.

GRT: 66,046 tons.

LOA 277M B 40M D 14M.

Capacity: 5,344 TEUs.

Machinery:Single shaft diesel model 12RTA84C @ 49,325KW =25 knots.

Flag: Hong Kong,China
Port: Hong Kong

Call Sign: VRVA5

ORSULA Aground

This from Internet Dec 15.11.The 200 meter long, 34168 dwt freighter Orsula went aground on the St. Lawrence River near Becancour, Quebec, Canada. The Orsula had become disabled after a rudder failure causing the bulk carrier to go aground. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution
released. The Orsula was proceeding only in ballast at the time of the
incident. Reports states the Orsula should be refloated after a salvage has
been submitted by the owners.

Photo from file dated April 6,2008 shows ORSULA anchored in the Bedford Basin.

CSL ATLAS

Bulk carrier CSL ATLAS was spotted loading gypsum today (12.12.11) at the National Gypsum dock in Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin.Photo taken Bedford Basin on 9 June 2011.

IMO: 8704171, MMSI: 308294000

Ship Type:Self-Discharging Bulk Cargo

Year Built: 1990

Yard: INDUSTRIAS VEROLME ISHIBRAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.

Length: 227 m,Beam 32 m,Draught: 10.6 m.

Dead Weight: 67,308 tons,NET TONNAGE: 21,901 TONS, Gross Tonnage:41,173 tons.

Manager:CSL International Inc.,Beverly,MA,USA.

Ship Owner: ATLASCO ShippingLtd.Beverly,MA,USA.

Flag: Bahamas

Call Sign: C6IL3

GSF GRAND BANKS

Quite some time since we've seen this big gal at Halifax. YVT had quite a bit to do during her extensive fitting-out here shortly after her build at Saint John (SJSL) back in the eighties.

She was origionally buily as BOW DRILL 3 for Husky-Bow Valley Offshore Drilling Ltd.

Photo caption from an earlier post:

Huskey-Bow Valley semi-submersible rig Bow Drill 3 at Halifax,Nova Scotia
January 31st 1984.

Built 1983 by Saint John Shipbuilding Limited,Saint John,New
Brunswick.

Gross Tonnage:15,923 tons.

Since nenamed Maersk Vinlander
(1988-1998);Glomar Grand Banks (1998-2004);presently GSF Grand Banks.

Flag: Vanuatu

Callsign: YJUF7.

HARBOUR OF REFUGE

Containership LONDON EXPRESS which normally would enter the Bedford Basin and berth directly at Fairview Cove, proceed to anchor with the assistance of Atlantic Larch and Atlantic Oak (astern) due to the high winds experienced during the afternoon of 8th December 2011.

Products tanker ALGOSCOTIA anchored off Rockingham in the Bedford Basin,Halifax during the passage of an intense low over the region on 8th December 2011. Wind gusts of 100kmh were expected during the rapid advance of the low.

HMCS IROQUOIS DDG280

HMCS IROQUOIS underway in the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 21 November 2011. Hard to believe she was laid down over fourty years ago.Still one of our frontline vessels. Thank goodness for cathodic protection and paint systems all developed by DRE(A) in the years after WW2. Iroquois due to soldier on until the new DD's are commissioned and who fnows when that is to be.

Leadship of four Tribal Class (Iroquois) destroyers.

Commissioned 1972.Built by Marine Industries Ltd,Sorel as DDH.

Rebuilt to DDG configuration 1992.

Class and type: Iroquois-class destroyer.

Displacement: 5,100 t (5,100.0 t)

Length: 129.8 m (425.9 ft) Beam: 15.2 m (49.9 ft) Draught: 4.7 m (15.4 ft) .
Propulsion: COGOG - 2 shaft2 x Allison 570-KF cruise gas turbines (5.6
MW)2 x Pratt & Whitney FT4A-2 boost gas turbines (37 MW) Speed: 29
kn (53.7 km/h) Range: 4,500 nmi (8,334.0 km).

Complement: 280

TORM PACIFIC

Bulk carrier TORM PACIFIC anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 20 November 2011.

IMO No: 9317456

BUILD: 2009
Yard:OSHIMA SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD., OSHIMA, JAPAN

GROSS TONNAGE 40,017 t
NET TONNAGE 25,653 t

DEADWEIGHT 77,171 t

LENGTH OVERALL 225.0 m;
LENGTH BP 220.0 m ;BREADTH MOULDED 32.26 m; DEPTH MOULDED 19.39 m; DRAUGHT 14.189 m.

Machinery: Single shaft,diesel fixed pitch prop. 9000KWs.

Speed: 14.0 knots.

OWNER : FLOR DE VAPORES SA, Tokyo, Japan.

MANAGER: MITSUBISHI ORE TRANSPORT CO. LTD,Tokyo,Japan.

Flag: Panama

Call Sign:3FOG7

ACADIAN

Refined products tanker ACADIAN spotted alongside at the Imperial
refinery,Halifax,Nova Scotia on Nov 12th 2011. File photo at that local 7th July 2011.

IMO NUMBER 9298715

BUILD 2005

BUILDER HYUNDAI MIPO DOCKYARD, ULSAN SOUTH KOREA.

GROSS TONNAGE 23356 tons, SUMMER DWT 37515 tons,NET TONNAGE 10119 tons. LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS 175.00 m, LENGTH OVERALL 182.55 m, BREADTH MOULDED 27.34 m, DEPTH 16.70 m, DRAUGHT 11.20 m.

Mach:Single shaft diesel @ 9,480KW,12,900HP.

Main Engine HYUNDAI B&W Model: 6S 50MC-C.

MANAGER: NORBULK SHIPPING.

OWNER: VROON BV.

FLAG: CANADA

HOME PORT: ST.JOHN,New Brunswick

CALL SIGN: CFH8964

DON JUAN

Vehicles carrier DON JUAN spotted at Autoport,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 7th November 2011.

File photo depicts her alongside there on 2nd July 2008.

IMO: 9082934 MMSI: 564362000

Build year: 1995

Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine EngineeringGoeje, South Korea

Vessel type: Vehicles Carrier

Gross tonnage: 55,598 tons, Summer DWT: 22,514 tons.
Length: 199 m ,Beam: 32 m, Draught: 9.7 m.

Owner: Wallenius Marine,Stockholm, Sweden.

Manager: Wallenius MarineStockholm, Sweden.
Flag: Singapore

Callsign: 9V8796

OOCL OAKLAND

OOCL OAKLAND departed Halifax AM on 7th November.File photo shows the brand new vessel alongside at Fairview Cove terminal on 11th July 2007.

Built 2007 by Koyo Dockyard Co.Ltd.,Japan,hull 2226.

LOA 281m, Beam 40m ,Draught 14m.

GRT 66,500 tons, DWT 66,800 tons.

Machinery: Diesel B&W mod 10K98MC @ 57,204KWs.Speed:25 knots (max).

Maximum TEU capacity: 5888 ,Container capacity at 14t (TEU): 3944 ,Reefer containers (TEU): 500.
Owner:Shoei Kisen,Jpn.

Mngr:Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong.

Flag:Panama

Call Sign:3EKJ6

ALGOBAY

Self-discharging bulkcarrier ALGOBAY spotted inbound for Pier 26 today 7th November 2011. File photo depicts her loading gypsum at the National Gypsum pier,Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin on 15th August 2011.

IMO No 7711725

Built 1978Yard: Collingwood Shipyard,Collingwood,Ontario,Canada.

GRT 21,891 tons,DWT 35,028 tons,Net tonnage:8,862 tons.

LOA:225m;LPP :216.5m;Beam: 24m;Depth: 14.18m Draught : 9.58m.

Machinery: Single shaft,diesel @ 10,554KWs=12 knots.

Owner: Algoma Central.

Manager: Algoma Central Marine.

Flag: Canada

Port: Sault Ste. Marie

Call Sign: VCPK

NIRINT HOLLANDIA

NIRINT HOLLANDIA spotted inbound at Halifax today November 6th 2011.File photo depicts her in the Narrows on 25th June 2008.

IMO NUMBER 9374973

VESSEL TYPE CARGO

BUILD 2007

YARD: WADAN YARDS, OKEAN, NIKOLAYEV, UKRAINE.

GROSS TONNAGE 8999 tons, SUMMER DWT 12045 tons,NET TONNAGE 4600 tons.

LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS 134.96 m, LENGTH OVERALL 142.95 m, BREADTH MOULDED 18.90 m ,DEPTH 10.95 m ,DRAUGHT 7.90m.
MANAGER /OWNER: WAGENBORG SHIPPING.

FLAG: NETHERLANDS

CALL SIGN: PHKV

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MAERSK PALERMO

Containership MAERSK PALERMO called at Halifax again today November 5th 2011.File photo shows her alongside at Halterm, on September 10th 2011.

IMO No: 9168207

Built 1998Builder: Nordic Yards Warnemunde, Rostock, Germany.

PREVIOUS NAME(S):P&O NEDLLOYD AUCKLAND (2006 ) , LYKES PIONEER (2002) , P&O NEDLLOYD AUCKLAND ( 2000).

GRT 31,333 tons.DWT 37,842 tons.Net Tonnage: 18,650 tons.

LOA 210m,LPP 197.1, Beam 32.2m,Depth 19.4m, Draught 12.5m.

Machinery: Single shaft,diesel mod:8K80MC-C @ 28,880KWs = 22.5 knots.

Container Capacity: 2,902 teu.

Owner: Ap Moller MaerskCopenhagen, Denmark

Manager: Maersk Line,Copenhagen, Denmark.

Flag: Netherlands

Call Sign: PDHW

OOCL KAOHSIUNG

Containership OOCL KAOHSIUNG spotted inbound at Halifax P.M.
November 2nd 2011.Her last call at Halifax was Oct 23rd so she is now commencing
her Eastward voyage to the Orient via the Med/Suez route. File photo depicts her
inbound at Halifax on 24th August 2011.

Ship Type: Dry Cargo /Container

IMO: 9307009, MMSI: 477106300

Year Built: 2006

Yard: Koyo Dockyard Co.Ltd.,Japan.

Length : 280 m ,Beam: 40 m,Draught: 10.5 m.

Gross Tonnage:67,500 tons.Dead Weight: 69,000 tons.

Capacity: 5,888teu with 500 reefers.

Main Eng: B and W Mod 10K98MC @ 57,204KW.Maximum Speed: 25.0 knots.

Owner: Shoei Kisen

Mngr: Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong

Flag: Hong Kong,China

Call Sign: VRBS7

ATLANTIC COMPASS

Ro-Ro/Container vessel ATLANTIC COMPASS underway,outbound from
the Fairview Cive terminal,Halifax on 31.10.11.

IMO: 8214176, MMSI: 265101000

Ship Type: Ro-Ro/ Container/Cargo

Year Built: 1984/1987(lengthened).

Yard: KOCKUMS, MALMO, SWEDEN.

GROSS TONNAGE:57,255 tons SUMMER DWT: 46,303 tonsNET TONNAGE:21.175 tons. LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS:276.12 m, LENGTH OVERALL:292.00 m, BREADTH EXTREME:32.26 m, DEPTH :20.25 m, DRAUGHT:11.60 m.

Container Capacity TEU:2,908
Machinery: Single shaft,diesel.

SPEED SERVICE:17.50 knots.
MANAGER:ACL SHIPMANAGEMENT

OWNER:GRIMALDI GROUPPORT: GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

Flag: Sweden

Call Sign: SKUN

OOCL ANTWERP

Containership OOCL ANTWERP finally proceeded in to berth at the Fairview Cove terminal after spending a day loitering off Halifax during the October 30th Nor'East gale.File photo depicts her inbound at the Narrows Bridge,June 22nd 2011.

IMO number: 9307011
MMSI: 353889000

Type of ship: Dry Cargo Container Ship.

Year of build: 2006

Yard: Koyo Dockyard,Imabari,Japan.

Gross tonnage: 66,462 tons.DWT: 66,940 tons.Net Tonnage: 25,100 tons.

Length: 280m,Beam: 40, Draught: 12.3

Container Capacity: 5,888 teu with 500
reefers.

Machinery: Single Shaft,Diesel Model: 2 SA 10 CY, Power: 57,200
kws.Speed 25 knots.

Engine Manufacturer : MITSUI ENGINEERING &
SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.

Ship manager: SCHULTE SHIPMANAGEMENT-

Registered owner: LOS HALILLOS SHIPPING CO Imabari-shi, Ehime-ken, Japan.

Flag: Panama
Call Sign: 3EFS3

CLIPPER LANCER

Refined products tanker CLIPPER LANCER anchored in the Bedford
Basin,Halifax,N.S. on 29th October 2011.

IMO NUMBER:9363182
BUILD:2006

Yard:YARDIMCI SHIPYARD, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

GROSS TONNAGE:6522 tons SUMMER DWT:9971 tonsNET TONNAGE:3220 tons.

LENGTH B-W PERPENDICULARS:112.00 m, LENGTH OVERALL:118.37 m, BREADTH
MOULDED:19.00 m, BULB LENGTH FROM FP:2.80 m, DEPTH:10.10 m,DRAUGHT:8.22
m.

Machinery: Single shaft/ diesel.SPEED :13.8 knots.

MANAGER:CLIPPER MARINE SERVICES,Denmark.

OWNER:CLIPPER GROUP MANAGEMENT,Bahamas
FLAG:BAHAMAS

HOME PORT:NASSAU, BAHAMAS

CALL SIGN:C6VS2

CSL ATLAS at Nat'nl Gypsum

Self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL ATLAS loading at the National Gypsum
dock,Wright's Cove ,Bedford Basin on October 29th 2011.
IMO: 8704171, MMSI: 308294000Ship
Type:Self-Discharging Bulk Cargo.
Year Built: 1990
Yard: INDUSTRIAS VEROLME ISHIBRAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.Length: 227
m,Beam 32 m,Draught: 10.6 m.
Dead Weight: 67,308 tons,NET TONNAGE: 21,901 TONS, Gross Tonnage:41,173
tons.
Manager:CSL International Inc.,Beverly,MA,USA.
Ship Owner: ATLASCO ShippingLtd.Beverly,MA,USA.
Flag: Bahamas
Call Sign: C6IL3

CSL ATLAS

Self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL ATLAS spotted at the National Gypsum dock,Wright's Cove ,Bedford Basin on October 29th 2011. File photo depicts her in the Basin on June 9th this year.

IMO: 8704171, MMSI: 308294000Ship

Type:Self-Discharging Bulk Cargo.

Year Built: 1990

Yard: INDUSTRIAS VEROLME ISHIBRAS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Length: 227 m,Beam 32 m,Draught: 10.6 m.

Dead Weight: 67,308 tons,NET TONNAGE: 21,901 TONS, Gross Tonnage:41,173 tons.

Manager:CSL International Inc.,Beverly,MA,USA.

Ship Owner: ATLASCO ShippingLtd.Beverly,MA,USA.

Flag: Bahamas

Call Sign: C6IL3

OCEANEX SANDERLING

OCEANEX SANDERLING spotted alongside Autoport,Halifax,N.S.
A.M. October 28th 2011. File photo at the same berth on 12th August
2010.

Built by Sasebo Heavy Industries,Sasebo,Japan in1977.

Previously named:Rauenfels (80);Essen(82);Kongsfjord(83),Onno(87)ASL
Sanderling(08).

GRT 21,849 tons.

LOA 193.5m, B 27.1m, Draught 9.1m.

Machinery:2 X Kawasaki 9 cylinder diesel mod.9L52/55A.Total power
18,890KWs ,Single shaft C.P. propellor.Service speed 20.6 knots.

Owner:Oceanex Inc.,Montreal,Canada.

Mngr:V Ships Canada,Montreal.

Flag:Canada

Call Sign: VOLG

OVERSEAS SHIRLEY

Crudeoil tanker OVERSEAS SHIRLEY called again at Imperoyal todat Oct 27th 2011. File photo taken on Sept 5th 2011.

IMO No:9213296.

Built 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries,Ulsan,S.Korea..
GRT:62,385 tons. Net Tonnage:33,878 tons. DWT 112,056 tonnes.
Length Overall : 250.17 m Length between Perpendicular: 239 m Molded
Breadth: 44m Molded Depth: 21m Bulb Length From FP: 5.6 m

Machinery:
Single shaft, diesel.Mod: 7S60MC, at 14,517.16 kW.

Owner: Shirley Tankers
SRL,Canada.

Manager:OSG Ship Management UK Ltd . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United
Kingdom.

Flag: Canada.

Port:St John's,Newfoundland.

Call Sign:CYCJ

ENERGY SPRINTER

ENERGY SPRINTER makes anpther call at Imperial's Dartmouth refinery this week.

Crude oil tanker ENERGY SPRINTER spotted alongside at the
I.O.L. refinery,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 25th October 2011. File photo taken at
this location on 22nd September 2011.IMO: 9297503, MMSI: 235008650Ship
Type:Crude Oil TankerYear Built: 2005Yard:HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,
ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA Length : 274.5 m, LPP 264.0m, Beam: 48 m, Depth 23.1m,
Draught : 16.0 m.DWT: 159,089 tonsGross Tonnage:81,345 tonsNet
Tonnage:51,731 tons.Speed (Service): 16.0 knotsOwner:Enterprise Shipping
& Trading,Athens,Greece.Manager:Golden Energy
Management,Athens,Greece.Flag: United KingdomPort: Douglas,Isle of Man
Call Sign: MHAC4

SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Part 2

Cruiseship SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR visiting Halifax on 19th October,here shown at
Pier 23 had an interesting time being born, She commenced life as an ice
strengthened auxiliary vessel for the USSR Navy,then with the end of the Cold
War the hull was sold to Regent Seven Seas Cruises incomplete,towed from St
Petersburg to Italy and extensively modified to become a luxury
cruiseliner.
Built 1999**
**Yard(s):
i Admiralty Shipyard,St.Petersburg, Russia,
ii Mariotti Shipyard,Genoa,Italy.
IMO No: 9064126
Former name(s): Blue Sea (1997)LOA 172.0m Beam 24.0m
Draught:7.4m.
Gross tonnage:28,550 tons
Summer DWT:3,342 tons
Owner/Manager:Celtic Pacific Uk Southampton, U.K.
Flag: Bahamas
Call Sign: C6ZI9

SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR

Cruiseship SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR berthed at Pier 23,Halifax on 19th October 2011.

Built 1999.

Builder*:Admiralty Shipyard,St.petersburg, Russia
Owner:Celtic Pacific UkSouthampton, U.k.
Manager:Celtic Pacific UkSouthampton, U.k.
IMO no: 9064126

LOA 172.0m Beam 24.0m Draught:7.4m.

Gross tonnage:28,550 tons
Summer DWT:3,342 tons
Flag: Bahamas

Call Sign: C6ZI9

SALVOR

Tug SALVOR inbound at Halifax,N.S. on 18th October 2011.

Type of ship: Tug
Build year: 1963. Yard:Jakobson Shipyard,Oyster Bay,N.Y.,USA.

IMO Number: 5427019 MMSI Number: 316001327

Former name(s): Esther Moran (2000).

Gross TonnageL 407 tons. Net Tonnage:122 tons

Length: 34.14m, Beam: 9.6m, Depth:5.72m, Draught: 3.5m.

Machinery: Twin screw,diesel @ 4,297KWs=12.0 knots.

Owner/Manager: McKeil Work Boats Ltd.,Hamilton,Canada.

Flag: Canada, Port:Hamilton

Call Sign:Ch16 VHF

PRESERVER to SEA

HMCS PRESERVER AOR510 made her way from the Bedford Basin to sea early this AM 18 October 2011. The first time to feel the North Atlantic for quite some time after an extensive refit (probably her last),but this is only a 41 year old ship ( we have older helos,right! ??) and after all this is Canada,a naval gazing country ( belly button in Ontario). So, we may see her around for many years to come.

THOR

BRAND SPANKING NEW, Icelandic Coast Guard Offshore Patrol
Vessel (OPV) THOR alongside Ocean Terminals,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 18th October
2011.The THOR, designated UT 512L, is an enlarged design of the Norwegian
Coast Guard ship Harstand. Thor was scheduled for a June 2010 delivery to
Iceland, but was damaged by a tsunami in the February 2010 Chilean earthquake,
suffering damage to the main engine and seawater in the engine room. Expected
the repairs to take 8 to 10 months with a new delivery date of summer / fall
2011. Vessel type:Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV).IMO No: 9426893Build
year: 2011 Yard:ASMAR Talcahuano, Talcahuano, Chile. Gross tonnage:
4,199 tons Summer DWT: 2,089 tons Length:93.6m (307ft), Beam:16m
(52.4ft),Draft: 6.5m (21.3ft) (Est).Machinery: Diesel , Two Rolls Royce
Bergen B 32 40L diesel engines (10,730 hp); two generators; two reduction gear
sets; two shafts; two Kamewa Ulstein controllable pitch propellers (CPPs); one
Ulstein Aqua Master azimuth thruster; two Ulstein bow thrusters; one Ulstein
736kW tunnel thruster. Speed (Knots):19Range:10,000nm at 12 knots
(Est)Complement:48Owner: Govt. of Iceland Flag: Iceland Call
Sign:TFIA

PRESERVER IN THE BASIN

HMCS PRESERVER AOR510 anchored in the Bedford Basin,Halifax on 17th October 2011. She has been alongside since going into refit last year and appears to have her Starboard boiler flashed-up.Presume trials will continue for a while,still no refueling gear on the goalposts,so may be awhile before fully operational. Born in 1969 it is difficult to get replacement parts for these old steamers these days.

BIG WHITE TANKER

Crudeoil tanker HELLESPONT TRIUMPH alongside at the IOL refinery Dartmouth on October 13th 2011.This is living proof of bad paint scheme for an oil tanker.

IMO: 9160217, MMSI: 636090937Build:1998 Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Okpo Shipyard, Okpo ,South Korea.

Previous name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28).

Previous name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28). Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m, Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.IMO: 9160217, MMSI: 636090937Build:1998 Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Okpo Shipyard, Okpo ,South Korea.Previous
name(s):PECOS (2005 Dec 28). Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m,
Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.Dead Weight: 157,406 tons.GRT: 81,565
tons.Net Tonnage:49,488 tons.Machinery: Single shaft,diesel mod 6S70MC @
16,852 KWs=15.0 knots.MANAGER/ OWNER: HELLESPONT HAMMONIA ,Hamburg,Germany.
Flag: LiberiaCall Sign: A8HT9

Length Overall: 274 m,LPP: 264.0m ,Beam: 48 m, Depth: 22.8m, Draught: 16.82m.Dead Weight: 157,406 tons.GRT: 81,565 tons.Net Tonnage:49,488 tons.Machinery: Single shaft,diesel mod 6S70MC @ 16,852 KWs=15.0 knots.MANAGER/ OWNER: HELLESPONT HAMMONIA ,Hamburg,Germany. Flag: LiberiaCall Sign: A8HT9

Cruiseships at Halifax on October 13th 2011.

More October Cruise ActionA regular at Halifax, CARNIVAL GLORY called again on October 13th,2011. Built in 2003 by Fincantieri,Italy.Gross Tonnage 110,239 tons. Owned and operated bt Carnival Cruises. Registered in Panama. Call Sign 3FPS9.Alongside Pier 20 on 13th October is Royal Caribbean Cruises JEWEL of the SEAS. Built by Meyer Werft,Papenburg,Germany in 2004. Gross Tonnage 90,000 tons. Owned by Royal Caribbean (Jewel of the Seas Inc.)Cruise,Miami,Fla.,USA. Registered in Bahamas with call sign C6FW9.Secured alongside Pier 23 on 13th October is the 28,258 ton (Gross) SILVER WHISPER.Built by Cantieri Navali Visentine,yard at Donada,Italy in 2001. Owned by Coimar,Rome,Italy and managed by V.Ships Group,Monaco. Registered in the Bahamas with callsign C6FN7.

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3 after moving around the approaches,coming into anchor for an evening and returning back out to anchor off Devil's Island is now (Oct 8/9 secured alongdside at FMG ,HMC Dockyard. Nobody has revealed the mystery ships purpose here at Halifax,obviously much more than a courtesy call,which these types don't often make. Any info on this one anybody? For specs,see earlier post.

BASIN ANCHORAGE due OCTOBER GALES

A nasty Nor'Easter placed a lot of shipping out in the Basin anchorages on October 5th. AFL New England arrived mid-afternoon to an unusually crowded Basin with two tankers and a Post Panamax containership already at anchor.

German owned and operated SEACONGER lay upwind of Algoma 's ALGOSEA anchored off Rockimgham. ALGOSEA was the first to come to anchor in the morning. The largest vessel in the group was the big containership CANADA EXPRESS laying North of the Fairview Cove/Seaview Park area.

The angle of the big box boat's anchor cable attests to the wind strength. Hard to hold the camera still in the gusts!

ALGOSEA seemd to take the whole thing with a grain of salt,being very accustomed to riding out such things here in the past. All in all a busy day in the Basin.

CSL SPIRIT at Wright's Cove

CSL's 2001 built self-discharging bulkcarrier CSL SPIRIT arrived at Halifax at sunset on October 3rd to load gypsum at the Nat'nl Gypsum facility in Wright's Cove,Bedford Basin. An overcast 4th of October morning with light breezes belied what is expected in the next few days so few pics will be forthcoming. Enough! At 70,018 DWT the CSL SPIRIT is one of CSL's fine new bulkers. Built by Jainqnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co,Shanghai,China in 2001. IMO No: 9138111.

Length overall 225m LPP 216m Beam 32.2m depth 19.5m Draught 14.4m.

GRT 41,428 tons. Net Tonnage: 19,172 tons.

Boom length 79.0m Discharge rate: Coal 4,000tons/hr. Ore 6,000 tons/hr.

Owner: CSL Group,Mtrl.Canada

Manager: V Ships,USA Llc,Boston,Mass.

Flag: Bahamas Call Sign: C6FG6

HERON at National Gypsum Dock

Bulk cargo vessel HERON is quite a bit different from most of the vessels which loadout at National Gypsum's Wright's Cove facility. Interesting gantry cranes serve her numerous holds,would appear a time related task to off-load,but what do I know of that.Just speculating.

Built by Nipponkia Heavy Industries,Tomaya,Japan in 1975 the vessel is double bottom with a Gross Tonnage of 25,919 tons. DWT 38,633 tons and Net Tonnage of 11,300 tons.

Overall length 182m LPP 172.4m Beam 29.0m Depth 16.13m Draught 11.59m.

Owned and Managed by SMT Shipmanagement and Transport,Limissol,Cyprus.

Previously named: STRINDA until 1985; TRINTA 85 to 92;and HERON ARROW from 92 until 2001 when shortened to HERON.

Presently registered in the Bahamas with Call Sign C6KR4.

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3

S.S. WRIGHT T-AVB-3 anchored off Hartland Point,Halifax on 27th September 2011. Built by Pascagoula Shipyard,Ms,USA in 1969 as MORMACSUN a ro-ro/container vessel.Renamed Young America in 1975 and Wright in 1986 when taken over by the US Govt. as an aviation logistics support ship T-AVB. A Mystery as to what it is doing off Halifax.

Gross Tonnage 23,255 tons. LOA183m LPP 171m Beam 28m Depth 18m Draught 10.4m.

Machinery: Single shaft geared steam turbine, 11,190KWs =18.7 knots.

Manager/Owner: U.S. Govermnent, Port: Norfolk,Va. Call Sign: WGLW.

MORE CRUISE ACTIVITY 18th Sept 11

CRYSTAL SYMPHONY alongside Pier 22 on 18th September 2011. NYK Line's 1995 built cruiser is one of the prettier vessels visiting recently.She carries 922 passengers and a crew of 545. GRT 51,944 tons. Registered in the Bahamas.

LE BOREAL at Pier 23 on 18th September 2011. Back again after a brief excursion into the Gulf of St Lawerance. See earlier post.

Cruiseship SILVER WHISPER getting a bit of a nose powdering at Pier 20 on 18th September rounded out the threesome of cruise ships at the Pier 21 complex with a fourth smaller vessel,Akademik Iofee, further along at Ocean Terminals made for quite a busy Sunday on the Halifax waterfront. The Silver Whisper weighs in at a GRT of 28,259 tons ,is Italian owned and registered in the Bahamas.