I don’t know where this was actually filmed, But the rider is from Truro, the opening shot is Fairview Cove, and the rest was done in secret in NS. Redbull recently did a skateboard video in the Abandoned half finished (and now demolished) Aspotagan Resort.
**the Craned ramp at the end was at CTS in Burnside – Google maps airphoto caught it on the ground.
See also BTS:
last night, in the basin.
Northern delegation Spent Sunday at Fairview Cove filling in on the ACL Service, to fill the gap between the retirement of Atlantic Compass and the Entering of service of Atlantic Star.
A PCTC is also filling in- covering teh RO-RO portion of the Route..
In what I believe is a first, a Pure Car/Truck Carrier has tied up at pier 9. The Glovis Century arrived, rotated 180 degrees and tied up. She is likely unloading project cargo or heavy equipment.
UPDATE: Looks like she was unloading Cars. No word on how they are moving off the pier – The On dock rail is blocked by parked cars, so they are either being trucked or Driven off.
She sailed Sunday Night.
Update 09/28: She returned to pier 9 this morning to re-load the cars she left behind.
The photo above appeared on my Twitter feed today. The ship New York News split in two and sank loading salt in Pugwash . The vessel originally carried newsprint for New York papers, but was sold and had recently been lengthened.The vessel was salvaged, towed to Halifax and repaired. She currently is still trading under the Canadian flag as Wolf River
The Caribbean Princess arrived at the pilot station at 6:30 and tied up at pier 22 just after 7.
with much blowing of horns, Celebrity Summit and Oceanex Sanderling both departed just before 7 tonight. Sanderling is headed for St John’s Nf, and the Summit for Bayone New Jersey.
USCG Morrow Bay put in this morning bound from the Great Lakes to Boston. Shes probably headed for a pre-winter work period, as these tugs work the lakes breaking ice in winter.
ACL Vessels are a common Site in Halifax – They run a short route, appear twice weekly and their are only 5 ships. They pass by and we dont even notice.
Take notice, as these familiar faces are heading to the Scrappers. the First, Atlantic Companion. was beached earlier this week. While her replacement , the Atlantic Star was registered in the UK in September.
The replacement g4 Vessels are Radically different. The new vessels will be named Atlantic Star, Atlantic Sail, Atlantic Sea, Atlantic Sky and Atlantic Sun. Andrea Cox, who started with ACL in September 1996, submitted the winning names. Andrea is a Customer Service Representative at ACL’s Halifax Customer Service Center
