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Ocean Princess
The fishing boat Ocean Princess in James Bay, with HMCS Malahat in the background
Posted in British Columbia, fisheries, fishing boats, spring, Vancouver Island, Victoria
Tagged HMCS Malahat
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CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier
CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier in James Bay
Posted in British Columbia, Coast Guard, ships, spring, Vancouver Island, Victoria
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Across the harbour
Looking across Halifax harbour to Georges Island National Historic Site Georges Island was occupied by military forces for 200 years from 1750, acting as a key fortification protecting access to a key British station. Between 1755 and 1763, during the … Continue reading
Nova Pilot
The pilot boat Nova Pilot heading out from her berth, while Scotia Pilot stays tied up
Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, ocean, ships, spring, video
Tagged Nova Pilot, pilots boats, Scotia Pilot, shipping
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A bit of Halifax
Train tracks and towering stowage silos – this is a scene that could be in the port of Montreal or the port of Vancouver, but it’s a bit of Halifax.
Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, spring
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Nanaimo Four in a row – tug boats
Four tug boats in a row at the Nanaimo Marina Boat Basin
Posted in British Columbia, Nanaimo, ocean, ships, spring, tugs, Vancouver Island
Tagged marina, Nanaimo, Spring, tug boat
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C-GOPP
C-GOPP, a Harbour Air 1959 Dehavilland DHC-3 in Nanaimo
C-GHAS
C-GHAS a Harbour Air 1958 Dehavilland DHC-3 float plane in Nanaimo
Gasperaux River bridges
There was a rather nice sunset as we headed onto the Highway101 twin bridges over the Gasperaux River, just to the west of Avonport. The Nova Scotia provincial government named the 301 km controlled access Highway101 as the Harvest Highway … Continue reading
Rocky Defender – Port of Nanaimo
Rocky Defender positioning log booms for longshoreman that are assembling logs into packets that will be hoisted and stacked on a cargo ship.
Posted in British Columbia, logging, Nanaimo, ocean, ships, spring, tugs
Tagged Assembly wharf, dozer boat, log boom, longshoremen, Nanaimo, Port of Nanaimo, tug, tug boat
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