Hi guys,
What a story! When Phil De Fayre posted his post on the 3rd of January I went to see the text and photos that were posted in the shipfax blog. I was looking at the photos of the damaged hull on the Port side of the ATHABASKAN and suddenly had a flash. I remember seeing some dents and rusts spots on the ship while it was in transit before what happened in Nova Scotia.
It is possible that the actual damage is 'less severe' than what it first looked like.
Here is a before and after view.
Photo 1 : Full size photo of ATHABASKAN in Quebec City on 2012-12-23 (Photographer SG).
Photo 2 : Crop photo of ATHABASKAN in Quebec City on 2012-12-23 (Photographer SG).
Photo 3 : Full size photo of ATHABASKAN in sydney (NS) on 2012-12-31 (Photographer : Don MERRITT).