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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Weekly News #39
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News
1.Fire
the bulker St Clair, Laid up in Toledo Ohio Caught fire, and burned for 2 days. An Algoma Bulker laid up in Port Colburne Ontario, the Algoma Guardian, also in winter layup suffered a smoke condition due to an overheated Transformer.
2.Fireboats
This week I make the case for Halifax Fire to get a new Fireboat, and for the Feds to pay for it. Shipfax has a good overview of the history of the craft in Halifax.
3.ECTug Sold
the Foundation Maritime property has been sold to develop Nova Scotia – formerly waterfront Development. Hopefully they wont ruin one of the last vestiges of the industrial waterfront. The Waterfront Warehouse, Salvage shed, and dispatch building were all part of the Foundation maritime company.
4.Feds looking for interm icebreaker
The Coast Guard is looking to procure a Light Icebreaker for use in the Great Lakes and St Lawrence river. The Vessel would also tend to navaids, and SAR Duties. The CCGS Earl Grey, based in Halifax is one variation of light icebreaker currently in use. The government is looking to procure an existing vessel, and modify it to suit, with the actual contract award for the winter 20/21 time frame.
OR
They could just re-assign the Earl Grey to the lakes, and pick up another medium or the Heavy that Davie Proposed. The Samuel Risley is the twin of earl Grey, and is assigned to the lakes now.
Interesting
- Ice Class vs Ice Breaker Marine Insight offers a good article on Ice class ships, vs icebreakers
Ever wonder what it would be like to sail on the open ocean? 🌊
— Clear Seas (@ClearSeasOrg) February 20, 2019
Here is a 30-day timelapse, representing approximately 80,000 combined photos, captured by a seafarer.
Who would you take on this 30-day trip?#SeafarersMatter pic.twitter.com/hgzfAQzbFb
History
Feb 21 1796: Halifax harbour freezes over.
Feb 20 1797: Nelson is promoted to Rear Admiral of the Blue
Feb 18 1846: US Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft officially changed term “larboard” to “port” to avoid confusion
Feb 18 1815: The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent, thus ending the War of 1812
This Week in the Herald
This week I make the case for Halifax Fire to get a new Fireboat, and for the Feds to pay for it.
Better late then Never. the weekly news #38
News
1.MSPV Unstable
CBC is reporting that the newish Mid Shore patrol vessels bob about uncomfortably. though the design is proven, the Canadian boats were built without stabilizes (that the USCG boats have) and the RHIB arrangement can make them top heavy.
We covered the construction program for these ships.
2.Im not Dead yet
The CCGS Hudson refit was awarded to Newdock in St John’s Newfoundland. the ship is being stripped before heading to the yard for the 25th.
CSS Hudson @ Bylot Island NU by Anthony Law. Going to secure storage while we are in refit #NewDock pic.twitter.com/j2OGKagwVh
— J B Weir (@weirjohnb) February 13, 2019
3.West Coast Catches up
The Haida Gwaii Observer wrote about the Alam Sayang, a ship that was disabled off the BC Coast, that I wrote about last week. its a problem when the first public telling of the story comes from the east coast
4.Sunken Frigate
the Helge Ingstad will need 6 days of good weather to be lifted and moved.
5. Ships Start here
CSC Design contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin/BAE in an announcement last Friday at the shipyard.
6. This Week in the Herald
This week i talk about the ship source oil pollution fund, its recent wins in court, and how the province should claim costs for the Miners removal.
Interesting
We are very happy to take delivery of #RAFLuton's first F35 today, though we have to be honest it did look bigger in the catalogue pic.twitter.com/XQSrTiPMYE
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) February 11, 2019
History
Feb 14 – Battle of St Vincent’s were the British defeated the Spanish off Portugal.
Feb 13 1779 – James cook is killed by natives in the Hawaiian islands.
Feb 10 1722 – Bartholomew Roberts is killed in battle. He is better known as the pirate Black Bart
This Week in the Herald
This week i talk about the ship source oil pollution fund, its recent wins in court, and how the province should claim costs for the Miners removal.
CCGS Matthew Sold
the ex CCGS Matthew was sold in October, and finally had its registry updated Feb 6. The ship is now Known as the Miss M J, and is owned by a numbered company in Goose Bay, Labrador Newfoundland.
Per the terms of Sale, the Buyer has 10 (from Feb 6) days to remove the ship from BIO.
Said numbered company looks to own the Hotel North One, in Goose Bay, which is the registered address of the company.
Halterm announces new crane and other equipment
Halterm announced it has Procured the Equipment required to add another Crane unit – with options for a second.
The Equipment ordered, Includes a new SPPX Container crane, capable of reaching 24bays across, to be delivered in June 2020. 2 New RTG’s, and 9 new yard tractors and container chasis will support the crane in the terminal.
Delivery should coincide with the completion of the terminal expansion.
See Our post on How a Container Terminal works.
A short, late, weekly news #37
News
1.USS Fitzgerald
ProPublica offers a really good write up on what happened with the Collision between the warship and an outbound ship.
2.Fire Control
the Fire on APL Vancouver was declared under control.
3. Montreal Debt
the port of Montreal is expanding, by taking on 500million in debt to fund it.
4.CN and Halterm
this article covers CN’s interest in Halterm from a railway perspective
5.The Heral
This week I talk about the Alam Sayang, a ship that lost power in Canadian Waters off BC.
Interesting
Got a spare £800k?
— Henry Jones (@hthjones) February 4, 2019
For sale: RFA Diligence
“in good overall condition and moored at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead” say @DefenceHQ
Only offers in excess of £800,000k will be considered.
BUT the advert is “not a commitment by the Secretary of State for Defence to commit to a sale” pic.twitter.com/rwjXmgfAwp
1.(Above) buy a warship
2.(below) Research
Marine researchers have found a working USB thumb drive inside frozen leopard seal feces — and it has photos and video from an unknown person's vacation on it https://t.co/qMAqeC3PZS
— CNN (@CNN) February 6, 2019
History
Feb 4 1945 – The Yalta Conference. Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin convened for their first meeting
Feb 3 1970 -The oil tanker Arrow went aground on Cerberus Rock, NS. Over 10,000 tons of oil were spilled into the waters of Chedabucto Bay
Feb 1 1968 – Black Thursday, when Canadian Armed Forces was created, unifying RCN, RCAF & Canadian Army into a single organization. Stripping the services of identity.
This Week in the Herald
This week I talk about the Alam Sayang, a ship that lost power in Canadian Waters off BC. This Case is problematic for a few reasons:
1. we first heard about it from the Americans.
2.both Canadian ETV’s were dispatched, but didn’t really do anything
3.the American ETV did – likely in contravention of our Cabotage Laws
4. The USCG and Washington state Department of Ecology were able to tell me what they knew within a couple of hours of me asking on Thursday. it Took DFO 24 hours to acknowledge my request, and a full answer was provided late Monday
the ETV’s also dont meet the requirements as set out in the RFP the CITT has found, after Hieltsuk Horizon Maritime Services complained. the procurement is currently under review.
Tropic Hope
Caught Tropical shipping’s New Vessel Tropic Hope on her third trip today. The ship made her maiden call to Halifax on Jan 4.
