Category Archives: ships

Triple M. III

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Katherine

Triple M. III at Comox Marina

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Baynes Sound–the herring fleet

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Katherine

Ships from the herring fleet at work in Baynes sound More images in a Facebook album…  

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Oyster Boats

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Katherine

Oyster boats at anchor – a bit south of Union Bay

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BC Ferries – the shapes

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Katherine

If you look closely at the BC Ferries cable ferry Baynes Sound Connector, you will see three black shapes and some lights that you won’t see on any other vessel operated by BC Ferries. The black shapes and three vertical … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries Buckley Bay – The herring fleet

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Katherine

The herring fleet drifting downwind in Baynes Sound between Buckley Bay and Denman Island. The vessels caused sailing waits and operational delays to BC Ferries cable ferry operation. The Baynes Sound Connector stopped mid channel, waiting for vessels from the … Continue reading →

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Frances Barkley – through the window

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Katherine

A bit of Photoshop and PSP X6 work to clean up the view of Alberni Inlet shot through the the forward window in the upper lounge on the Frances Barkley.

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Frances Barkley – rain and rainbows

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Katherine

You have to expect rain in the winter on the west coast of the west coast, so I was wearing a good rain jacket and  was using one of my cameras that would not self destruct if a bit of … Continue reading →

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Laurier II – ex 83-2

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Katherine

Laurier II in Deep Bay With no visible name, the Laurier was a mystery – a slowly sinking ship near Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Someone always knows, and the Laurier II is no longer a mystery, … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Buckley Bay

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Katherine

Looking down at the BC Ferries terminal in Buckley Bay, as the Quinitsa heads across Baynes Sound from Denman Island, and the cable ferry Baynes Sound Connector awaits her turn to head out.

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Another mystery ship

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Katherine

One of the many nameless ships that are languishing in Deep Bay

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