Tag Archives: boats

10 years ago today, I made the first ever post on this blog, wondering what would happen.. 2099 posts, over 2 million page views, 3100 twitter followers, and 11,946 tweets later here we are. Thanks for all the tips, the photos, and your interest. To...

(Above) The 140.75ft Custom sail yacht ‘Koo’ was built by Vitters in Netherlands and was delivered to her owner in 2002 as Vent D’est . She was last refitted in 2016. Registered in London England, She sleeps 8 and carries a crew of...

The cruise ship Victory II arrived this morning at Pier 24. A New build, identical to her sister Victory I, she carries 200 passengers, and sails the waters of the Great Lakes, New England, and the Atlantic...

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DND  issued a tender to dispose of, through Ship Breaking, three auxiliary vessels YDG-2 a Deperming Barge, YRG-60 a Fueling Barge and YDT 12 Granby, which serves as Diving Tender with the Fleet Diving Unit. The winning bidder will have 45 days...

Horizon star has been working with BP’s Drilling program off the coast of Nova...

On Friday, the Feds signed a contract for $610million to have Davie acquire and convert 3 Icebreakers for Coast Guard use. The first ship is to be delivered by December 2018, with the other 2 to be delivered in Summer  and fall 2019. The ships...

After attempting this shot, on her westbound leg, but failing, I succeeded on the eastbound leg. Atlantic Sun is a G4 class of container and RO-RO ship for ACL, and went into service late last year. On Arrival She took the Western birth at Fairview...

following closely behind Atlantic Sun, was Hapag-Llyod’s  Dalian Express. A frequent caller over the years, the ship went to the basin on arrival. Built in 2001 as Hamburg Express, She was renamed in 2011 to free up the name for a newer...

The bunkering tanker Algoma Dartmouth will be kept busy today with 3 vessels anchoring to top up their tanks. First up is the Norwegian flagged, geared bulker, NordKap. She arrived from Brazil, and will likely sail for the St Lawrence, likely with a...