2 New Cyclones were spotted flying loops around Shearwater around noon today. Looks like flight training has begun.
The CH148 Cyclone Flys
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Moving tankers – Alpine Loyalty moves the last of the crude.
The products tanker Indian point completed discharging refined product at the Imperial Oil terminal, and proceeded to anchor.
The crude carrier Alpine Loyalty arrived from the outer anchorage to load unrefined crude and take it to another Canadian refinery. She had been in the outer anchorages waiting for a Coasting trade license to move 120,000 barrels of unrefined crude to another refinery – either in St Johns, or Via Pipeline from Portland Maine to refineries in Ontario and Quebec. This Crude is presumably the remaining unrefined oil after the plant shutdown.
Update: 10/10/13 Alpine loyalty sailed at 1500, giving PAULSBORO USA as her destination
Capri With More Rails
Onego sent another vessel to Halifax Loaded with rails for CN. the Capri arrived over the weekend, and is slightly larger and newer then the Onego Trader that was here last week.
Yorktown Returns
The cruise ship Yorktown returned today and tied up at Tall Ships Quay. She was last here on Sept 23.
Maersk Pembroke
Afternoon at YHZ
Second Zim of the week
Westerkade for Eimskip
Westerkade made her first appearance in Halifax today for Eimskip. Operated by Seaboard Marine, she has been chartered, likely to replace a vessel out for periodic maintenance. She was built in 2000, and at 127m in length, is a common size for general cargo vessels.
UPDATE: she sailed just after 4pm
CCGS G. Peddle S.C. Accepted by the Government
The Government today announced the acceptance of the fifth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS G. Peddle S.C. The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. will be based in Dartmouth at BIO and will be used for fisheries enforcement duties in the Atlantic Region.
A formal naming and dedication ceremony will follow.
Sea Dragon for Pangea Explorations
The Sea Dragon put in to Halifax, Before departing on a 14 day trip to Bermuda on the 5th (Join the Crew)
Sea Dragon is a 72ft (22m), 90,000lb displacement steel hulled sailing vessel built in the UK in 2000. Formerly known as CB 37, she is one of 11 second generation yachts built for the Global Challenge Race – one of the longest, most demanding ocean voyages ever made with an upwind, west-about 32,000km circumnavigation.
She will be open for tours from 4-6pm tonight.
The vessel is owned by Pangea Explorations.
Pangea Explorations missions are To actively strengthen the health of marine life through Exploration, Conservation and Education work. and To inspire and develop a new generation of leaders in conservation science, communication, education, art and policy leadership.
Find out More at http://panexplore.com/
