Saturday, April 26, 2014
Docking at Halterm
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Given good conditions, one tug is all that is needed (and a good bow thruster) to dock a 41,000 grt ship at the Halterm container terminal...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Ocean Basques sea trials [update]
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Ocean Basques will not be with us in Halifax for very much longer. The former Pointe aux Basques has been alongside the Svitzer Canada do...
Monday, March 31, 2014
Gulf Spray - update #2
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Today was lift out day for the damaged Gulf Spray . After a large crane was set up on the brow of pier 24, crews rigged slings under ...
Gulf Spray update
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As reported the tug Gulf Spray was damaged and moved to pier 24 for repairs. I have since learned that apparently the ship was sheltering f...
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Mersey Pride refit
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Dominion Diving has started an out-of-the-water refit of the tug/workboat Mersey Pride . The former Liverpool/ Brooklyn, NS based boat was a...
Friday, March 28, 2014
Pointes now Oceans
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When Groupe Ocean acquired the two Sept Iles based tugs Pointe aux Basques and Pointe Sept-Iles from Switzer last year, it was apparently ...
Gulf Spray - badly damaged
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The classic small tug Gulf Spray and a companion workboat have been badly damaged. Both boats were tied up in the lower Burnside / Wright...
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