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.