Lobster season begins
After a 6 day delay, the lobster season for LFA 33-34 began this morning. Wishing all a safe and prosperous season.
View ArticleClik here to view.
A classic visitor
Since last week, the herring seiner Margaret Elizabeth N0.1 has been in for maintenance at AF Theriault's. Currently, the vessel has undergone some sandblasting at her stern. Built at Pictou...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Other ships around the yard
All photos taken this past Saturday The spare Digby neck and Islands ferry Spray has been around for a while The Emry & Boys, a new build which was launched in June, not sure why she's in Lady Erin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sealife II maintenance
Featured in this archived photo from April 27, 2013, the herring seiner Sealife II has been on the slip at Comeau Marine Railway in Meteghan for a little over a month for refit and maintenance. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top shipping news from 2013
As yet another year is coming to an end, it's that time of the year to reflect on the top shipping news from my neck in the woods which I covered over the year. Now the news stories in the news media...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex. visitor makes news (in a bad way)
Marine Coaster III after undergoing refit at AF Theriault and Son on September 3, 2012In this recent article from the Gulf News, a former visitor to the area Marine Coaster III (Ex. Lady White...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Holidays
It's the end of yet another year and I'm wishing all a Happy, healthy and safe Holiday season full of joy, happiness and warmth. 2013 had been a great year and got a few ship spotting trips in this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Straight truck plunges off Meteghan wharf
Yesterday afternoon between 3:30 and 4:00 P.M. local time, a straight truck/cube van from Saint Mary's Bay Fisheries slipped off the wharf in Meteghan, damaged their lobster car and plunged in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Any replacements out there?
As per tender/request for proposal (RFP), the deadline for expressions of interest to sell a ferry for the Saint John-Digby run had expired yesterday and no word on what ships could potentially replace...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canada 100, time for a spruce up
The herring seiner Canada 100 has been in refit at Comeau Marine since the Sealife II had completed hers back last month and she's almost ready to hit the water again from what I seen this afternoon.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ronja in for work and others
In this series of photos taken yesterday, the live fish carrier Ronja is in for refit, propeller shafts and bow thruster are off and in for servicing it appears. The Digby Neck and Islands spare ferry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Repairs on Lady Denise II
Figure 1: The scallop dragger Lady Denise II on the slip at Comeau Marine Railway yesterday, has been on there since last week Figure 2: Patch work on her bow during the past week, new coat of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lady Denise II work completed
On Friday, the scallop dragger Lady Denise II (pictured in this March 1, 2014 photo) was launched beginning at around 2:30 P.M. local time. At around 3:30 P.M., the vessel backed off the slip in full...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's up with the Liam?
As of today, the Liam, (Ex. Lady Lisa II) is still in port at Meteghan since the last time I reported on her last year. She still looks ship shape and ready to go, the question is when? There has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colby Perce
Cooke Aquaculture's live fish carrier Colby Perce has been in for refit at AF Theriault's for almost two weeks and has visited the yard for refits since arriving in Atlantic Canada in 2010. Built in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
And now, the rest....
Other than the live fish carrier Colby Perce on slip 1, here's the rest from Sunday March 9, 2014 Dockside, the 7L's, Aqua Leader, and Lady Erin II On slip 5, the Chester-Tancook Island ferry Scotian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lady Melissa's turn
Pictured in this archived photo from February 18, 2012, the herring seiner Lady Melissa II has been hauled up at Comeau Marine Railway for regular maintenance. I reported on February 9th that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Herring fleet roundup
As the herring season is about to start soon, here's a roundup of the herring seiners around here. First of all, I'll start in Meteghan where the Lady Melissa had been launched and left the port this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More from yesterday
My apologies for repeats from previous blog post due to herring seiners in for repairs under full swing! Dockside, the aquaculture vessel Lady Jeannelle, trawler/shrimp vessel Final Venture and herring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A lobster fishing catamaran, yes, catamaran
As seen in photos I taken yesterday, the Nauti Cat 1 is a very exceptional vessel. A one of a kind lobster fishing catamaran. If I remember correctly, she started life as the Catadan and was...
View Article