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Tag Archives: Protection Island
Falcon
Falcon heading Past protection Island and into the Nanaimo Harbour
Posted in Gulf Islands, Nanaimo, ships, tugs
Tagged Georgia Strait, islands, Nanaimo, Nanaimo harbour, Protection Island, ships, tug, tug boat, Vancouver Island
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Gallows Point Light
Gallows Point Light – Protection Island Gallows Point (originally Execution Point) takes its name from the fact that two native murderers were hanged there in 1853. Sixty years later, just offshore in the same immediate area, the dynamite carrier S.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia Strait, Gulf Islands, lighthouse, mountains, Nanaimo, ocean
Tagged Gallows Point Light, Georgia Strait, Gulf Islands, lighthouse, mountains, Nanaimo, ocean, Protection Island
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Gran Finale
Gran Finale off Protection Island Built: 2001, Delta Marine, Seattle Material: Composite Gross Tonnage: 451 tons Displacement: 281 Long Tons Length Overall: 45m Length Waterline: 39.9m Breadth: 10m Draught: 2.13m Cruising Speed: 15.4 Knots Top Speed: 21 Knots Engines: 2 … Continue reading
Newcastle Island and Protection Island
A view of the Coast Mountains across Georgia Strait from Nanaimo Harbour, Mark Bay, and Newcastle Island and Protection Island. The bulk carrier Sophiana is at anchor, and one of the BC Ferries is heading to Horseshoe Bay. Just another … Continue reading
Posted in fall, Georgia Strait, mountains, Nanaimo, nature, Newcastle, ocean, Salish Sea, ships, snow, Vancouver Island, winter
Tagged Georgia Strait, Juan de Fuca Strait, mountains, Nanaimo, nature, Newcastle Island, Protection Island, Salish Sea, scenery, snow, trees, Vancouver Island, Winter
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CCGS Neocaligus
CCGS Neocaligus at W.E. Mills Landing, Nanaimo Neocaligus and Seaspan Greg with Newcastle and Protection Islands in the background
Posted in Coast Guard, history, Nanaimo, ships, spring
Tagged Coast Guard, history, Nanaimo, Newcastle Island, Protection Island, ships, Spring
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Nanaimo Marina
The Nanaimo Marina overlooking Newcastle and Protection Islands
C-FHRT
C-FHRT, a Gulf Island Seaplanes 1959 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I at the Seaplane dock in Nanaimo.
Posted in airplanes, Nanaimo, ocean, ships, spring
Tagged air planes, de Havilland DHC-2 MK. I, Nanaimo, Protection Island, ships, Spring
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MV Quinsam
BC Ferries MV Quinsam passing Protection Island
Posted in BC Ferries, Gabriola Island, Gulf Islands, lighthouse, Nanaimo, ocean, ships
Tagged BC Ferries, British Columbia, Gabriola Island, Georgia Strait, Gulf Islands, Nanaimo, Protection Island
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An Island view
Newcastle Island and Protection Island beyond Swy-a-Lana Lagoon
Posted in Nanaimo, ocean, Provincial Park, ships
Tagged Nanaimo, Newcastle Island, ocean, Protection Island, Swy-a-Lana Lagoon
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MV Quinsam
BC Ferries MV Quinsam heading past Protection Island enroute Gabriola Island
Posted in BC Ferries, Nanaimo, ocean, ships
Tagged BC Ferries, Gabriola, Nanaimo, Protection Island, Quinsam, ships
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