Category Archives: ships

CCGS Bartlett

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

CCGS Bartlett in Nanaimo CCGS Bartlett is a Provo Wallis Class Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender. She is named after Newfoundland seaman and Arctic mariner Captain Robert Bartlett. Built: 1969, Marine Industries Ltee., Tracy, Quebec Modernized: 1988, … Continue reading →

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Chase River

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Katherine

Looking out from Chase River, past the log booming grounds and to the cargo ships anchored off Nanaimo. This has always been an industrial area, and an important factor in the forestry economy of Vancouver Island.

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Baynes Sound oyster boat

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Katherine

Oyster boats at Union Bay in Baynes Sound

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Ladysmith Community Marina

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Katherine

A mix of old and new at the Ladysmith Community Marina

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BC Ferries – Buckley Bay

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Katherine

A busy summer day at the BC Ferries terminal in Buckley Bay as passengers headed to Denman and Hornby Islands face multiple sailing waits.

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Fanny Bay–alongside Rhododendrum

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Katherine

27’ whalers from HMCS Quadra Cadet Summer Training Center rafted overnight at Fanny Bay alongside MV Rhododendrum, across Baynes Sound from Denman Island.