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Title: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: Steve Geronazzo on August 13, 2012, 03:05:49 PM

Hi all,

I have just posted a few pictures of what I saw yesterday. I tried to put as much information that I could with the pictures I uploaded but would appreciate some more.

What is the name of the barge (It has BOROM

Title: Re: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: Jean Hemond on August 14, 2012, 02:25:03 AM

Here is a link to a list of that dredging equipment.

http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/4/vrqs-srib/l.aspx?lang=e
Do the search with "le groupe ocean" as owners

It might be confusing with the names but it was intentionnal.
Also there is a good article by our friend Mac Mckay.

http://shipfax.blogspot.ca/2012/04/dredging-shakeup.html
Note tha At Verreault we tried to get the North traverse first contract in 1969. But Irving refused to join forces against a framed bid where later the poeple went to jail.
Jean

Title: Re: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: Kyle Larabee on August 14, 2012, 02:50:04 AM

Here is a link on them with info. http://bayferryman.blogspot.ca/2012/05/underway.html (http://bayferryman.blogspot.ca/2012/05/underway.html) Lots of other stuff about them on there too.

Kyle

Title: Re: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: Steve Geronazzo on August 14, 2012, 01:42:29 PM

Thanks Kyle and Jean for the information.

Steve :)

Title: Re: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: Kyle Larabee on August 14, 2012, 01:59:22 PM

No problem Steve :) I was happy to see pic's of them repainted and working again after siting laid up for so many years.

Kyle

Title: Re: GROUPE OCEAN : Tug with tow (information needed)
Post by: esima001 on August 14, 2012, 03:31:41 PM

Bonjour Steve,

Le nom de la drague est la Ocean Borrom