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NOVEMBER 1, 2008

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RECENT SIGHTINGS: HALIFAX, OCTOBER, 2008



Above: Hurtigruten's FRAM was one of several expedition ships to visit Halifax in early October. I would imagine that FRAM was repositioning for the Antarctic cruise season. Details of this ship and others photographed in October can be found further down this page.

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CRUISE SHIPS:



FRAM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER

OCEAN NOVA

NORWEGIAN JEWEL




FRAM IMO number: 9370018. Owned and managed by Hurtigruten ASA, Narvik, Norway. Flag: Norway (Narvik). Gross tonnage: 11,647. Passengers: 500. Completed: 2007-04 by Fincantieri Italiani, Trieste, Italy (yard no: 6144). Dimensions: loa. 113.08 m x 20.0 m x 5.0 m draught. Main engines: 4, MaK 6M25 diesels. Power: 7,924 kW. Speed: 16.0 knots.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER (ex LYNGEN-08, MIDNATSOL II-05, MIDNATSOL-03, (Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap A/S)) - an ex Hurtigruten ship arriving at Halifax. IMO number: 8019356. Owned by Lex Explorer LLC, U.S.A. Managed by Lindblad Expeditions, Seattle WA. Flag: Bahamas (Nassau). Gross tonnage: 6,167. Passengers: 310. Completed: 1982-11 by Ulstein-Hatlo A/S, Ulsteinvik, Norway (yard no: 176). Dimensions: loa. 108.62 m x 16.50 m x 6.35 m draught. Main engines: 2, 16 cyl Normo-Bergen diesels. Power: 4,170 kW. Speed: 17.5 knots.

OCEAN NOVA (ex SARPIK ITTUK-07 (KNI-Service A/S, Nuuk, Greenland)). IMO number: 8913916. Owned by Nova Cruising Ltd., Bahamas. Managed by International Shipping - Miami, U.S.A. (Quark Expeditions). Flag: Bahamas (Nassau). Gross tonnage: 2,183. Passengers: 246. Completed: 1992-07 by Orskov Christensen Staalskibsvaerft, Frederikshavn, Denmark (yard no: 159). Lengthened 23.35 m by Remontowa, Poland, 2000. Dimensions: loa. 72.8 m x 11.1 m x 3.67 m draught. Main engine: 1, MAN-B&W / Alpha 6L28/32A DVO diesel. Power: 1,470 kW. Speed: 12.0 knots.

NORWEGIAN JEWEL IMO number: 9304045. Owned and managed by Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami Fl, U.S.A. Flag: Bahamas (Nassau). Gross tonnage: 93,502. Passengers: 2,376. Completed: 2005-08, Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany (yard no: 667). Dimensions: loa. 294.13 m x 32.20 m x 8.20 m draught. Main engines: 4, MAN-B&W 12V48/60B diesels. Power: 72,000 kW. Speed: 25.0 knots.

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OTHER SHIPS:



BAUTA

BRITISH INTEGRITY

MORNING DEW

NEWFOUND PIONEER

SHAWINIGAN




BAUTA (ex YASNAYA POLYANA-92, OINOUSSIAN PRUDENCE-89) - a self-discharging bulk carrier with sufficient cargo handling gear to suit any occasion is shown heading for sea from the National Gypsum berth. IMO number: 8412168. Owned by Klaveness Beltships Partner AS, Norway. Managed by Klaveness Maritime Logistics, Oslo. Flag: Marshall Islands (Majuro). Gross tonnage: 24,621 (41,756 dwt) - 4 x 25 t cranes; self-discharging boom. Completed: 1987-01 by Hyundai Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., Ulsan, S. Korea (yard no: 401). Dimensions: loa. 183.78 m x 30.5 m x 11.22 m draught. Main engine: Hyundai-built B&W 5L60MC diesel. Power: 7,208 kW. Speed: 14.0 knots.

BRITISH INTEGRITY - oil products tanker berthed at the Imperial Oil Refinery, Dartmouth. IMO number: 9288758. Owned by Blackcomb Ltd., Isle of Man. Managed by BP Shipping Ltd., Sunbury-on-Thames, U.K. Flag: Isle of Man (Douglas). Gross tonnage: 29,355 ( 46,803 dwt). Completed: 2004-11 by Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, S. Korea (yard no: 0331). Dimensions: loa. 183.2 m x 32.2 m. Main engine: not known. Power: - kW. Speed: 15.0 knots.

MORNING DEW (ex CASSIOPEIA ACE-05) - vehicles carrier departing Autoport on a rainy day. IMO number: 8217192. Owned by New Auto Carrier SA, Panama. Managed by Kansai Steamship Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Flag: Panama (Panama). Gross tonnage: 41,197 (14,501 dwt) - 4,507 cars. Completed: 1983-04, Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd., Onishi, Japan (yard no: 2231). Dimensions: loa. 180.0 m x 32.26 m x 9.02 m draught. Main engine: 14 cyl Kawasaki diesel. Power: 10,863 kW. Speed: 18.5 knots.

NEWFOUND PIONEER (ex OCEAN PRIDE-03, SVALBAKUR-01, CAPE ADAIR-94) - stern trawler - berthed at Pier 9 and in the process of changing ownership. IMO number: 8817540. Owned by Fame Fisheries Ltd., St John's NL, Canada. Flag: Canada (St John's NL). Gross tonnage: 2,299. Completed: 1989-11 by Orskov Christensens Staalskibsvaerft, Frederikshavn, Denmark (yard no: 171). Dimensions: loa. 67.4 m x 14.0 m. Main engine: not known. Power: - kW. Speed: 14.5 knots.

HMCS SHAWINIGAN Coastal Patrol Vessel (pennant no: 704), Canadian Navy - manoeuvring in the Bedford Basin.

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TUGS:

Pride of place has to go to the veteran Canadian tug, EVANS McKEIL. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to get particularly good photos of this 72-year-old vessel, which evidently still gives good service in the Great Lakes and is up for the occasional coastal voyage.


EVANS MCKEIL

ATLANTIC OAK / LARCH

MERRICKVILLE

PANUKE SEA

POINT VALIANT




EVANS MCKEIL (ex BARBARA ANN). IMO number: 8983416. Owned by McKeil Work Boats Ltd., Hamilton ON, Canada. Flag: Canada (Hamilton). Gross tonnage: 284. Completed: 1936, Panama Canal Company, Balboa, Panama. Dimensions: lbp. 31.94 m x 7.80 m. Main engine: 1, GM Electromotive Division 16-645C diesel. Power: 1,582 kW. Speed: 10.0 knots. EVANS MCKEIL is squeezed between the NEWFOUND PIONEER in the foreground and the McKeil barge, NIAGARA SPIRIT, also showing port of registry as Hamilton, Ontario. Another view of this interesting tug here.

ATLANTIC LARCH (IMO: 9193745 / 360 gt / 1999) and ATLANTIC OAK (IMO: 9295672 / 403 gt / 2004) have featured on these pages many times. They are shown here heading back to base having assisted the departure of the bulk carrier, BAUTA, from National Gypsum in the Bedford Basin. Owned by Atlantic Towing Ltd., Canada. Flag: Canada (St John NB). Completed: East Isle Shipyard Ltd., Georgetown, PEI, Canada. Dimensions: loa. 30.80 m x 11.14 m x 4.78 m draught. Main engines: 2, Caterpillar 3516 B diesels. Propulsion: 2, Aquamaster US 1701 Z-drives. Power: 2,947 kW. Speed: 12.0 knots. ATLANTIC OAK - in the lead in the photo - is fitted with firefighting gear.

MERRICKVILLE One of the small harbour tugs attached to the Canadian Naval Base at Halifax.

PANUKE SEA (ex NEFTAGAZ 14 - 01) - platform supply ship at Pier 9. IMO number: 8404525. Owned and managed by McDermott Canada Ltd., Dartmouth NS. Flag: Canada (Halifax). Gross tonnage: 2,737 (2,850 dwt). Completed: 1984-12 by Stocznia Szczecinska im A.Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland (yard no: b92-1/14). Dimensions: loa. 82.15 m x 15.96 m x 4.9 m draught. Main engine: 2, Sulzer 6ZL40/48 diesels. Power: 5,299 kW. Speed: 12.2 knots.

POINT VALIANT has returned to service following major engine repairs. IMO number: 9203435. Owned and managed by Eastern Canada Towing Ltd. (Svitzer Wijsmuller). Flag: Canada (Halifax). Gross tonnage: 178. Completed: 1998, Industries Ocean Inc., Ile-aux-Coudres Quebec (yard no: 9570). Dimensions: lbp 22.77 m x 9.14 m x 4.18 m draught. Main engines: 2 diesels. Power: 3,037 kW. Speed: 12.0 knots.

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