OOCL ANTWERP

Containership OOCL ANTWERP spotted at the Fairview Cove terminal this AM 22nd March 2013.File photo depicts OOCL ANTWERP at anchor in the Bedford Basin, on 2 November 2012 awaiting a berth at Fairview Cove.
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

PIONEER Stays Safe in St Margarets Bay

Self-discharging bulk carrier PIONEER  shown inbound in the Narrows,Halifax,Nova Scotia circa 2008 prudently spent several windy days anchored in St Margarets Bay after leaving Halifax with a load of gypsum for Baltimore,Md. Once clear of the shipping lanes she altered course and came to anchor in St Margarets Bay a wise move considering the wind and seastate which struck the Region several hours after her decision was taken.

With the wind and seastate considerably reduced we see on the AIS this AM that PIONEER had departed from her hide hole in St Margarets Bay and was off Cape Sable,N.S.  AM 9th March enroute Baltimore. Others have paid dearly failing to heed Mother Natures fury viz: Gold Bond Conveyor ,March, 1993 and S.S.Novadoc,  March,1947 both vessels sailing from NovasCotia fully loaded with gypsum and both lost with all hands.

IMO No: 7925613
YEAR OF BUILD:1981
Yard:SEAWAY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL, ST.CATHARINES, CANADA.
VESSEL TYPE:SELF-DISCHARGING BULK CARRIER
Class:LLOYD'S REGISTER
EX NAME: CANADIAN PIONEER since 1987 Dec 21.
HULL TYPE: DOUBLE HULL
TONNAGE:
GROSS TONNAGE:24,113 tons
NET TONNAGE:10,168 tons
DEADWEIGHT:37,448 tons.
DIMENSIONS:
LENGTH OVERALL:222.0 m,LENGTH BP:217.7 m,BREADTH MOULDED:23.12 m,DRAUGHT:10.51 m.
Machinery: Single shaft/diesel,Doxford Model 76JC4R.
PROPELLER:1 FIXED PITCH
Speed:11.5 knots,
Owner: MARBULK CANADA INC, C/O Manager.
Manager:CSL International Inc., Beverly Mass., USA
Flag:VANUATU
Call Sign:YJWY6