Category Archives: ocean

Pulteney Point

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Katherine

Pulteney Point Pulteney Point, a barren sand spit at the southwest corner of Malcolm Island, marks the separation of Broughton and Queen Charlotte Straits. The island and point were named after Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, a Scottish born British Naval … Continue reading →

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Skeena Queen and Quinitsa

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Katherine

Skeena Queen and Quinitsa at the BC Ferries terminal in Fulford Harbour

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Global Gold

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Katherine

The bulk carrier Global Gold loading at Catalyst Paper in Crofton Crofton is an integrated paper and pulp manufacturing division with two operating paper machines and two pulp machines. Major products include newsprint, directory paper and kraft pulp, which is … Continue reading →

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Wood chip barges

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Katherine

Seaspan barges full of wood chips at Catalyst Paper – Crofton

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From the top – Mt Maxwell

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Katherine

The view from Mt Maxwell Provincial Park It was a cloudy day when I visited Mt Maxwell Provincial Park, the sort of day that is usually, but not always, good for shooting time-lapse video. This was one of those not … Continue reading →

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Right in front of us…

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Katherine

This yacht from the United States of America was the privileged or stand-on vessel so Skeena Queen was required to let it pass in front of her. At the same time, there is some common sense here that should dictate … Continue reading →

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YDT 612 and YDT 11

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Katherine

RCN Yard Diving Tenders YDT 612 (CFAV Sooke) and YDT 11 (unnamed) in Nanaimo

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Vanishing Vancouver Island – Seaspan Nanaimo

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katherine

When Seaspan Ferries moved out of their Wellcox Rail Yard location in May 2017, operations at the ferry dock and the rail and vehicle loading ramp ceased. It’s the end of major cargo traffic in Nanaimo.

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Gallows Point Light

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katherine

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 →

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A rainy day at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Katherine

Not everything goes as planned when I shoot video – I wanted video of the bulk carriers Dream Island and Seal Island loading BC logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf and birds, and an airplane got in the way. And … Continue reading →

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