The Image above is all traffic in Halifax Harbour, for the month of November 2011. (1:150000 scale)
the images were produced from the position data of the various vessels transiting the harbour. the individual points were joined to form lines, then overlaid on Halifax in Arcgis.
(Below 1:7500 scale HalTerm)
HMCS Kingston, Running in the Bedford Basin today. She appears to be running with the Route Survey package, with a towed sonar.
The Route Survey Package allows the ship to produce state of the art, high quality imagery of the ocean bottom with the use of multi-beam side scan sonar housed in a streamlined active body known as a towfish. This information is used for route mapping, detection and classification of mine-like objects and the optimization of ocean route planning.
OOCL America, backing into Fairview Cove, with tugs Atlantic Larch and Atlantic Oak. Bellow, All Fast.
Crystal Symphony Rounding George’s Island to tie up at Pier 20.
It is being reported that Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle entered a guilty plea to spy charges. I suspect a plea deal was made with the crown that will see Delisle serve jail time, and the crown can keep secret what he told the forign entity.
UPDATE: CTV News is reporting that Delisile was Paid $3000/month to supply information to the Russian Inteligence Service.
Photo from a friend Via Face Book.
Looks Like RMI Raised the Sunken Silboat in the Northwest Arm. It will reportaly be held for sale at Pier 29 to recover costs. It was a nice boat, But I doubt its worth anything now after 2 months on the bottom.
See the Chronicle Herald for More, and the Picture bellow
This past Sunday, some morons boarded the Tall Ship Silva, Raised a Sail, and released all but one of her lines. That Last line, eventually broke, and she was spotted drifing by pier 21 when a tug was dispatched. Looks Like Halifax has a Case of piracy – from the Criminal Code of Canada Piracy
Bellow: Silva, When not adrift
Celebrity Summit tieing up at Pier 20. She makes four apperances this cruirse season.
The Chronicle Herald is reporting that a company that handles international garbage has been ordered to stop using the Legrows maritime facility (Located near the Dartmouth side of the MacDonald Bridge), as it contravenes zoning bylaw’s.
International garbage is garbage from foreign vessels that must be treated to ensure no invasive species are able to escape into the environment. Ships Typically Load it directly onto the Barge, where it is taken to the Dartmouth Dock at Legrows for transfer. I suspect the vessels Agents contract this work on behalf of the lines, though it is doubfull there is more then one supplier of the service in halifax.
The Tug Gulf Spray, and the Barge are registered to Larinda Ltd. of Halifax.
The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines vessel Brilliance of the Seas paid a visit to Halifax this past Saturday. Having a Friend who works for RCCL I was able to get a tour. A cruise ship really is a giant floating resort. The only hint your on a boat is the hum from the generators.
Security is tight, requiring both a Visitors pas form the Port authority, and a visitors Card for the Ship. As you board the ship, you are photographed, and your card is scanned on boarding, and again on disembarkation, so they always know who is aboard.
While I toured, the Algoma Dartmounth was bunkering.
Alas I thought I took some interior shots, But apparently not. Special Thanks to the Crew of RCCL Brilliance of the Seas for the Tour.
