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Last week, I received a message from Martin LeDuc, Chief Engineer on the McKeil Marine owned tug Beverly M I. The Beverly was in St. John’s for some maintenance and was moored at NewDock – Martin wanted to know if I was interested in a tour of the tug. I jumped at the opportunity, so Saturday afternoon, myself and … Continue reading
Continuing with this theme of ships that are in the harbour for the winter, and following up with the icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent from last week, I decided to do a profile on the first Coast Guard ship I ever saw. When I still lived in Ontario, I remember watching the show “Mighty Ships” on Discovery Channel. … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I know I’m a couple of days late but this week has just been crazy! I’m happy finally be able to sit down and tell you about a well known Newfoundland ship. The first time I came across this wreck was a few years ago, when I was an intern living in St. … Continue reading
This week, as you all know, was Hallowe’en! In honour of what is, honestly, my favourite holiday, I decided to seek out a story that tied in marine history and an excellent ghost story. For help, I reached out to the ever-fantastic and helpful Dale Jarvis – folklorist, storyteller, and creator of the St. John’s Haunted … Continue reading
Hello all! The traffic in the harbour has started to slow as we move into the autumn, so I’m going to be changing the format a bit. Every Friday I will be showcasing one particular ship that calls St. John’s home. I will report any new ships that sail in, of course, but this way … Continue reading
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I hope all my Canadian friends have had lots of time for love and laughter this weekend, as well as super food! This week, we are starting off with the earliest wreck that I have covered so far; the Lady of the Lake, which sank in 1833. Ship Stats Nationality: British Weight: … Continue reading
Hello folks! I hope you all had a great weekend so far. This week was pretty quiet in the harbour, but we saw a few come through. The first one was… Chokyu Maru No. 21 Nationality: Japanese Length: 52.6m Beam: 9.2m Weight: 499 tonnes Draught: 4.5m Speed: 10.9 knots Year: 1994
At the beginning of the Second World War, it was decided by the Allied forces that perhaps Newfoundland was more strategic of a location than they had previously thought. Being closer to Europe that anywhere else in North America, and being an island, gave it an advantage that land-based ports didn’t have. Unfortunately, the effects … Continue reading
This week was busy in the Narrows! Let’s keep the introduction this week to a minimum because we have a lot of ships to cover. M/S Amadea Nationality: Bahamas Length: 190m Beam: 24.7m Weight: 28,856 tonnes Draught: 6.2m Capacity: 624 passengers Crew: 292 Speed: 21 knots Year: 1991
As anyone who follows my Twitter will know, this week was the start of cruise ship season. We had three large ships in – one on Sunday, one on Monday and one on Wednesday – which flooded downtown and the surrounding areas with tourists from all over the world.
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