Where will MV Caribou and MV Smallwood end up??

[Gulfspan]

Alrighty !!!

[Dean Porter]

Around 1500 today

[Dean Porter]

Did the Caribou move today? Any photos??

[Gulfspan]

Didnt get down there this aft..

[Norsyd]

I was there today. Caribou is docked at Sydport, taking up most of the wharf there. She's inboard of The ALGOL. She's pretty weathered and has big scrape on her side. She was loading or unloading something when I got there and I'm not sure weather she what the plans are for her. Also, the Smallwood has something going on, she is still docked with the bow open at the loading dock. I'm thinking she is going to be parked where Caribou was and Caribou will stay at Sydport until her future is decided.

[Dean Porter]

Any photos??

[Don Merritt]

Got a couple but the weather was bad.

[Trucker001]

any word how she was scraped either at sydport or over at the ma docks?

[Gulfspan]

Its an older rub Trucker..It was there before layup.

[Dean Porter]

The schedule now says the Smallwood is finished Mar 8, 2011. The Blue Puttees starts on the 9th

[Kyle Larabee]

Ok thx for the info.

Kyle

[Jarrod David]

I am not sure when Smallwood's last run is. She is now holding at North Sydney and did not make her scheduled crossing to Port Aux Basques this evening.So her last crossing is any ones guess.I would hope she gets 1 more crossing before retiring.

[Norsyd]

Well I just took the Smallwood over from Port Aux Basques and I got some really good information from the crew. Thursday is supposed to be the Joey Smallwood's farewell run. The gift shop is all sold out of Smallwood items. Apparently what's going to happen is after Thursday, after the Smallwood comes back to North Sydney she will be "retired". From what I was told after that the Smallwood will be kept in reserve for a short time while the Blue Puttees and Highlanders are entering service. They took the Caribou out of service too quick and started removing some things (making her no longer fit for service) and then ran into a shortage when the weather kept the Vision from being able to dock in Port Aux Basques. For a while around Christmas Smallwood was handling 100% of the runs! The Lief Ericsson should be back in service soon, and I would think when she is, that's when this "reserve" period will end for the Smallwood. For the time being, if there are any problems with the new ferries or the Vision, the Smallwood COULD make another run if need be. They are going to need the space at the dock for the ferries that are running so you could see the Smallwood at Sydport by the end of this week. They plant to keep both ships there until a buyer is found.

[Kyle Larabee]

Ok thx for the info.

Kyle

[Stephen Ings]

Is there room for both of them in Sydport?  Now that would make a nice picture )