Monthly Archives: September 2013

Update on Corporal Mclaren’s Family

You May recall a post last week about helping Corporal McLaren’s family view the Launching of the vessel named after their Son. Thanks to Your Help and the Work of Canadian Heros, they were able to attend and have front row seats.

It was this post Announcing the launch the day before it was to occur that triggered the frenzy to get the family here. The family got wind of it via our Facebook page

Corporal McLaren’s parents and members of his family were on hand to see the CCGS Corporal McLaren M.M.V. enter the water for the first time. The family was also very touched to have the opportunity to board the vessel during their visit. Watch a news report from CHEX Television in Peterborough, Ontario Bellow About the trip.

Norwegian Gem

Norwegian Cruise lines Norwegian Gem arrived this morning, and backed into pier 22. (Above) She was last here Last week, Also at pier 22, though tied up Port side to (Below, Coming off the pier)

Today Also Brought Visits By Veendam and Emerald Princess

Yorktown at Tall Ships Quay

The Smallest Cruise ship to regularly stop in Halifax, Yorktown is here for the morning. After dischargeing her passengers, she will likely re-supply and refuel, and then be off (Currently scheduled for 1330 today)

Yorktown Spent the summer cruising the great lakes, Spends the Fall on the Atlantic Coast, and then cruises the Caribbean in winter.

HMCS Halifax

HMCS Halifax Spent the weekend secured to 4 mooring trot buoys in the North end of the Basin this weekend, Likely undergoing system and sensor tests. The Fleet Diving Unit appeared to be in Attendance, and a barge is alongside acting as a wharf for smaller vessels.

She Departed this morning for sea.

Imperial oil shutdown now to get rid of the unrefined crude

The tanker alpine loyalty is currently at anchor in the approaches. A coasting licence has been applied for her. The ship will be used to transport approximately 120,000 barrels of crude oil, in one voyage, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Canaport, Saint John, New Brunswick and/or Portland, Maine, United States of America via pipeline to Montreal, Quebec and/or refineries in Quebec, and/or refineries in Ontario.

 
Looks like despite the shutdown there is still a lot of unrefined product in halifax

HMCS Bras D’or (FHE 400)

HMCS Bras d’Or (FHE 400) was a hydrofoil that served in the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 1971. During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots (117 km/h; 72 mph), making her the fastest warship in the world.

 

The vessel was built from 1960 to 1967 for the Royal Canadian Navy, as a project for the testing of anti-submarine warfare technology on an ocean-going hydrofoil. Changes in priorities and cost overruns later led to the project’s cancellation. HMCS Bras d’Or (FHE 400) was the second vessel to bear that name (see below) and was built at Marine Industries Limited (MIL) in Sorel, Quebec, the primary contractor being de Havilland Canada, an aircraft company

The ship was saved and donated to the Musée Maritime du Québec at L’Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec. Bellow are photos from my visit in 2006.

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HMCS BrasDor, a set on Flickr.

For Additional Photos Of her running, See this Link

CCGS Arctic Helicopter Crash Updates

On September 9, 2013, the CCG helicopter, operating from the CCGS Amundsen on an ice reconnaissance mission in the M’Clure Strait north of Banks Island, Northwest Territories, was involved in an accident and sank. None of the three persons on board the helicopter survived.
The TSB investigation team will arrive in Resolute, Nunavut today where they will meet with CCG and ArcticNet personnel to begin the search and recovery efforts aboard two CCG vessels.

The three men who died after a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the Arctic Sept. 9 were killed by “cold water immersion,” Cathy Menard, chief coroner of the Northwest Territories, said Sept. 17.

Autopsies conducted in Edmonton Sept. 16 showed the men suffered no fatal injuries, suggesting they survived the crash of their helicopter, only to die from the effects of the frigid water — this would have led to hypothermia, a lethal lowering of their body temperature, likely within about one hour.

Marc Thibault, commanding officer of the CCGS Amundsen, Daniel Dubé, the helicopter pilot, and Klaus Hochheim, a scientist affiliated with the University of Manitoba, all died when the helicopter from the Amundsen crashed while they were conducting a routine ice observation tour.

The three were found in the water wearing survival suits, when the Amundsen arrived on the scene.
But while these suits can assist in surviving cold-shock and swim failure — which can result when a person hits the icy water, how long a person can survive in cold water primarily depends on the water’s temperature, exposure time, and the thermal insulation of the protective clothing.

The helicopter now lies under about 420 metres of sea water. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is working to recover the CCG Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo-105 helicopter The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation into this accident is ongoing.

 The CCGS Henry Larsen is immediately tasked with locating the helicopter and providing icebreaking and technical assistance. The CCGS Amundsen will provide search and recovery assistance, and will transport the technical equipment and personnel required to locate and recover the helicopter.

“While there are logistical challenges in planning a recovery mission in the harsh Arctic at this time of year,” said Marc Grégoire, Commissioner of the CCG, “We will make every reasonable effort to recover the helicopter as soon as possible, while ensuring the safety of all personnel involved in this mission.”

UPDATE 09/24/2013

 The sunken Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) helicopter has been located by ArcticNet’s Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) in the Arctic.  A team consisting of the CCG, ArcticNet and the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is working to recover it.

The ice and weather conditions will continue to present a significant challenge to the recovery operation. While the aim is to recover the helicopter as quickly as possible, ensuring the safety of the personnel and vessels involved in this operations is a first priority.

Images and Text from TSB of Canada

UPDATE 09/26 – Helicopter Sucessfully recovered.

The sunken Canadian Coast Guard helicopter, which crashed on 9 September 2013, has been successfully recovered from the Arctic Ocean.A team consisting of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Amundsen and CCGS Henry Larsen, ArcticNet and the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has been working to recover the helicopter since its discovery on Monday afternoon.

Thanks to the technical expertise of the Canadian Coast Guard crew, to ArcticNet, and to the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility pilots who operated the Amundsen’s remotely-operated vehicle, the wreckage was raised to the surface of the water yesterday where it was safely lifted onto the deck of the Amundsen and then transferred to the Larsen.

While in transit to Resolute, Nunavut, further plans are being made to transport the wreckage to a location where the TSB can conduct its full investigation.The TSB is grateful for the great collaboration of the Canadian Coast Guard and ArcticNet officials during this difficult operation and hope the successful recovery operation may contribute important information to the ongoing investigation.

 Recovery photos from TSB.

Cruise ship Departures

(Above) Massdam backs out of Pier 34 as Eurodam (bellow) comes off the pier. Massdam Headed Out to sea, While Eurodam rounded Georges.

(Below)Norwegian Gem, comes off the dock as well, after Eurodam

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