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Shipping News and information / Re: bulker Phoenix Sun, IMO 8506529 leaving Canada after being stranded for2.5 years

« on: May 23, 2015, 02:37:33 PM »

sad story indeed;
cheap crew replaced by an even cheaper one.
all non-union of course....
new owners picked up this vessel for a song anyway.

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Shipping News and information / bulker Phoenix Sun, IMO 8506529 leaving Canada after being stranded for2.5 years

« on: May 23, 2015, 01:05:21 AM »

bulker Phoenix Sun, IMO 8506529 scheduled to leave Sorel-Tracy, Canada with fresh crew of 17 Indian sailers for Dubai, after having been stranded in Canada for 2.5 years. Vessel will be renamed Phoenix, after the bird rising out of its own ashes.
 
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/phoenix-sun-saga-ends-as-long-stranded-boat-to-leave-sorel-1.3082538

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Shipping News and information / Re: HMCS Protecteur (AOR509) retired/future unknown

« on: May 19, 2015, 06:43:44 PM »

@ davidships:

what else is new? but don't forget, federal elections coming up this fall.....


and what about the Search and Rescue people, still waiting for a replacement
of that ancient Buffalo aircraft?.....

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Shipping News and information / Re: HMCS Protecteur (AOR509) retired/future unknown

« on: May 19, 2015, 02:55:25 PM »

unable to open this link

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Shipping News and information / Re: HMCS Protecteur (AOR509) retired/future unknown

« on: May 16, 2015, 03:18:27 AM »

Being unable to make any more sea voyages, HMCS Preserver's duties are now reduced to being a glorified fuel barge. She'll probably be officially retired in 2015.
With replacement vessels for HMCS Protecteur and HMCS Preserver still a long time in the future, this leaves our once so proud navy truely in shambles..... Pity...

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Shipping News and information / HMCS Protecteur (AOR509) retired/future unknown

« on: May 15, 2015, 12:48:48 PM »

On 14 May 2015, Canadian Navy supply ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR509)
was retired early following a fire aboard this vessel in 2014.

http://ctvnews.ca/canada/farewell-ceremony-for-hmcs-protecteur-after-46-years-at-sea-1.2375128

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Protecteur_(AOR_509)

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Shipping News and information / HMCS Iroquois paid off/decommissioned

« on: May 01, 2015, 05:30:24 PM »

HMCS Iroquois to be paid off/decommissioned after 43 years of service:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hmcs-iroquois-to-be-decommissioned-today-after-43-years-1.3055786

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Shipping News and information / Re: Marathassa, IMO 9698862 oil spill Vancouver, Canada

« on: April 30, 2015, 04:18:34 AM »

On April 27, Transport Canada finally allowed MV Marathassa to return to normal operations and leave Canadian waters. TC inspectors were confident the grain-carrying vessel's deficiencies had been fixed and now meets regulations and was environmentally safe to travel.

The operators of MV Marathassa have agreed to pay for cleanup and to appear in future legal
proceedings that can lead to additional fines.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Marathassa, IMO 9698862 oil spill Vancouver, Canada

« on: April 10, 2015, 07:38:23 PM »

Spill happened on a perfectly calm day during bunkering operation and was not reported by the vessel's master.
The vessel is reportedly only three months old and was on her maiden voyage to Vancouver.
Spill more significant than originally reported, and with an approaching storm, the bunker fuel is washing up on beaches of both north and south of Fraser River banks.
Also, a very slow response by Canadian Canadian Coast Guard to contain the spill made the spread worse.

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Shipping News and information / Marathassa, IMO 9698862 oil spill Vancouver, Canada

« on: April 10, 2015, 03:37:09 PM »

For photographs of bunker fuel oil spill caused by the fairly new vessel Marathassa, IMO 9698862 near Vancouver, BC, Canada see:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/in-photos-scenes-from-the-oil-spill-in-vancouvers-english-bay/article23867373/

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Shipping News and information / Marinetraffic/AIS

« on: April 10, 2015, 01:13:48 AM »

The Live Ships location on one of my computers is stuck (and has been for a long time) on a location I do not select/want.
How can I fix this?
Thanks.
Dirk

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Shipping News and information / search for Polish WW II submarine Orzel (Eagle) lost in North Sea resumes

« on: April 06, 2015, 03:54:41 AM »

The search for Polish submarine Orzel (Eagle) lost in the North Sea in 1940 resumes:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-hunt-for-orzel-search-resumes-for-heroic-polish-submarine-lost-in-the-north-sea-during-world-was-two-10156280.html

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Shipping News and information / Re: sinking HMCS Annapolis as artificial reef

« on: April 04, 2015, 08:34:17 PM »

Farewell Annapolis and good luck with your new career;

sixth ex Canadian Navy vessel sunk by Artificial Reef
Society of BC (and a former Canadian Airlines Boeing 737)

very clean and fast sinking with vessel going down in less
than two minutes.

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Shipping News and information / sinking HMCS Annapolis as artificial reef

« on: April 04, 2015, 07:10:17 PM »

watch the sinking of HMCS Annapolis life April 4:

http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca/

and follow the links

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: ":Ship Photo Search" needs upgrade

« on: March 26, 2015, 10:42:02 PM »

Thanks Ken and Tony,

Works like a charm; 186 photos to go through is better than 167,087....