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Sandra Mary - short tow line
Sandra Mary returned to Halifax last week from Digby, but had to wait several days for high winds to die down before setting out again with the spud scow VMS 087. (It is shown as VM/S 87 in the...
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Scotian Sea - back fRom first trip
I covered the initial arrival of Scotian Sea in Canada on April 8 in Shipfax, but offshore supply vessels are usually lumped in with tugs, even thought they don't have towing capability.After a very...
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Ville tugs keep on trucking
The Canadian Navy has expressed interest in replacing its Glen class harbour tugs, with more powerful 4,000 bhp ASDs, but I have heard notiung on replacement of their Ville class"Pup" tugs.These little...
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Foundation Maritime - some memorabilia
I see my friend on Halifax Shipping News has plugged Shipfax and Tugfax again - thank you Peter! His recent reposting of a couple of photos from my collection shows the few colour photos I own of the...
View ArticleBeverly M I arrives in Mulgrave
Thanks to the Strait Area Shipping blog for documenting the arrival in Mulgrave, NS on April 24 of McKeil Marine's Beverly M I. The tug made a one day stop in Horta, Azores en route, but otherwise made...
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Point Halifax remembered
The new blog Marine Curator has just posted an interesting piece on the Maritime Museum of the Altantic's giant model of the tug Point Halifax. Definitely worth a look:http://marinecurator.blogspot.ca/
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Northern Recovery
A project to return an arctic shipwreck to Norway has taken another step with acquisition of a tug.The wooden 3 masted schooner Maud, built in 1917 was used by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. It...
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First Generation Glen class tugs of the RCN
1. Typical Glens harbour tugs of the RCN. Note the huge rope puddings on the bows.During World War II the Royal Canadian Navy’s need for tugs increased dramatically, and several classes of tugs were...
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Bad Day in Newfoundland
The Transportation Safety Board is looking into two incidents in Newfoundland today, one involving loss of life.1. Western Tugger recently photographed in St.John's by Clar Vautier. Photo used with...
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Bagotville pops in
1. Bagotville alongside the mud scow Pitts No.1 at pier 9CA first time caller to Halifax arrived at pier 9C to tow out a scow. The Bagotville has been around for a good ling time, but I have never seen...
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Alcan's tugs
Alcan and Tugs(updates an article I wrote for Lekko in 1983)In the early1900s what was to become the Aluminum Company of America was attracted to Canada by abundant hydro-electricity potential in...
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Western Tugger and Anticosti Updates
The recent capsize of a barge in tow of Western Tugger and the tragic loss of life of a crew man will result in a comprehensive study by the Transportation Safety Board. Although the Board sometimes...
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Riverton - welcome back
1. Unchanged in appearance, except for paint colour, since its Smit-Lloyd days, Riverton arrives this afternoon.The tug/supplier Riverton arrived back in Halifax after an absence of more than ten...
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Bagotville off for the Strait
The tug Bagotville sailed this morning towing the mud scow Pitts No.1 It was a blustery and cold morning, but nothing daunted, the tug was off for Port Hawksbury. Following my post last weekend I have...
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Craig Trans for the Hammer
The abandoned tug Craig Trans will be sold "as is, where is" by Admiralty Marshal's auction on June 13. It arrived in Halifax December 18, 2012 and was detained for deficiencies. Its crew had run out...
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Ocean Echo II and Betsiamites - controversy at the Strait
1. Océan Echo II and Betsiamites with a typical load of wood chips, approaching Trois-Rivières, QC in 2006.It is not often that a tug and barge cause a controversy, but such was the case at Port...
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Irving Maple - from the archives
From time to time when there is nothing much happening on the current tug scene I will be dipping into the archives for a favourite tug. 1. Irving Maple lying at the Irving Oil Woodside dock after...
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Svitzer Canada - more changes to come
I hear that Svitzer Canada Ltd's contract with the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Sept-Iles will not be renewed and that the two tugs stationed there will be sold. It will probably comer as no surprise...
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Charlene Hunt and Kirsten Grace
The 1880 bhp tug Kirsten Grace (ex Marquita-93, Boo Cenac -89) sailed from St.John's June 7 towing the beleaguered tug Charlene Hunt bound south, presumably for Boston. Charlene Hunt had been detained...
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Tug big: Barney Turecamo, Tug small: Atlantic Tamarack
After several weeks of no noteworthy tugs movements in Halifax, it was a big and small day today.Small: 1. Atlantic Tamarack sailing early this afternoon.Altantic Tamarack sailed light tug for Saint...
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