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Messages - Marc Piché

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BAIE ST.PAUL is not stuck in St.Lambert Lock. She arrived there yesterday and spent the night in the lock as she is the first ship to begin this new season of the St.Lawrence Seaway and will be part of this morning's official opening day ceremony.

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Rest in peace my dear Kenny.
Your contribution to this site is unmeasurable from its humble beginnings until now to make it what it is at present.
You had a long and productive life my friend; to me you're a legend.
My heartfelt condolences go to your family and friends.


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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: 2 000 000 photos in database
« on: February 08, 2016, 02:39:01 PM »
At about the same time this milestone was achieved, I uploaded my 20,000th photo on the site. Roughly some 1% of the photos are my own. Not bad for someone who has been an avid supporter of the site.

Cheers to all the members who make Shipspotting.com work as well as it does!

Marc

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Problems uploading photos
« on: January 20, 2016, 02:42:57 PM »
Really intrusive today even with Firefox.

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Salut Steve

Having been to Vancouver a number of times, I can assure you that the best spots are Prospect Point at Stanley Park and the Lions Gate Bridge (a short walk from the Point on either side). All ships in and out of the harbour have to go through the Narrows and you can see them from close quarters. Presently I'm uploading material from my latest trip to Vancouver on this site so you can have a look.
You'll definitely meet some of the local photographers at the Point and they'll be more than happy to allow you to tag along with them.

Have fun.

Marc

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Here is the link to the Desgagn

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She is the roro passenger vessel built to replace NORDIK EXPRESS on the run from Rimouski to Lower Qu

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The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority needs the 3-month winter break for lock maintenance and repair. I was told this some years ago by a Seaway official.
At that time January & February were particularly freezing cold (not as much today) and there was no way the locks could be kept in operation. Ships would have needed icebreaker assistance throughout the system as there is very little current in the canals to keep the ice on the move.
This was proven in the 1970s and 1980s when ice started forming early in December and ships were caught in ice jams. I photographed many ships there during this period and it was quite hectic as light icebreakers and tugs worked frantically to free these vessels before the Seaway closed for the season at the end of December.
Some even had to spend the winter months in lake ports as they could not clear the system in time.
Nowadays with milder temps, maybe plans could be drawn up to allow the Seaway to remain in operation 12 months a year. For one thing, the opening of the Seaway in 2013 is about a week earlier than it was 10 years ago.

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Shipping News and information / Re: USS Guardian grounding
« on: January 22, 2013, 01:14:13 AM »
Unless she has just been salved, I hold serious doubts about a wooden hulled ship like GUARDIAN being able to survive a pounding of waves and serious hull damage on a coral reef.

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All ships (salties and lakers) using the St.Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes need to be equipped with these booms. If a ship needs to tie up at a lock wall, no one will be available to handle the lines so some of the ship's own crew members will have to be dropped slowly to the dock using this boom system. It's standard procedure.
Laker crew are adept at this kind of work and accidents very rarely occur.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Xmas Greetings
« on: December 25, 2012, 02:29:53 AM »
Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year from cold Canada

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Trip reports / Re: Operation Sail 2012 - Norfolk
« on: June 25, 2012, 08:40:25 PM »
I was there as well photographing the warships from the Victory Rover harbor cruise boat as they came in in line off the Naval Base and on the Elizabeth River. On Friday I photographed the tall ships underway from Hospital Point and I then visited most of the warships you mentioned on Sunday June 10, a hot day indeed but well worth the effort.
Opsail 2012 and the Sea & Air Parade were the events to attend on the East Coast and similar events occured at New York, New Orleans and Baltimore during May and June to commemorate the War of 1812.


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Shipping News and information / Re: ALGOWOOD : Is this normal?
« on: December 25, 2011, 10:17:03 PM »
It's the access door to the engine room through which supplies and parts are loaded from the crane on deck just above the door. On warm days, it is opened to let the fresh air in the premises.
All lakers have this feature.

Marc

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Lloyd's still has her laid up at Eleusis.

Marc

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Today I posted a photo of the group which took part in our meeting at Cap Charles. You can find it by using the following link: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1350380.

Aujourd'hui j'ai mis sur le site une image de notre groupe de Cap Charles. Vous pouvez la visionner en utilisant le lien suivant: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1350380

Salutations amicales

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