Monday, November 29, 2010

LONG SWELLS in the APPROACHES




The dinner plates would be moving about on the containership ALGOL and the products tanker GLEN as a distant hurricane sends a long swell train in on the Halifax Approaches anchorage area on 30th August 2010.
GLEN: Built 2005 by Hyundai,Samho,S.Korea.
IMO No 9311634
DWT: 12,800 tons.
LOA 127m Beam 20m Dr 8.4m
Flag: Singapore Call Sign: 9VJQ5

ALGOL: Built 2008 by Jiangsu Shipyard,Jiangyin,China.
IMO No: 9339612
GRT: 16,162t
DWT: 17,219t
LOA 161m Beam 25m Dr 8.6m
Flag:Singapore Call Sign: 9VKY3

CRUDEOIL TANKER VIOLANDO



Crudeoil tanker VIOLANDO secured at the Imperial Oil refinery at Woodside,Halifax,Nova Scotia on 26th August 2010.
Built 2009 IMO No:9429285
Yard: Hyundai,Samho.
GRT 84,735t DWT 164,764t
LOA 274m Beam 50m
Flag:Greece
Call Sign: SVAU5

Fall 2010 Activities at Halifax




Containership MAERSK PENANG outbound from Halifax on 28th October 2010. A dreary day not fit for beast nor sailor.