Category Archives: ships

Comox Marina

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Katherine

Comox Marina as viewed with a long lens

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The Royston Wrecks

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Katherine

The Royston Wrecks viewed across the Comox Harbour

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HMCS Quadra – across the estuary

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Katherine

HMCS Quadra viewed from Filberg Lodge and Park, across the Comox Estuary

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Queen Of Burnaby – Better days

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Queen of Burnaby showing her age, and sadly, a fair amount of neglect as she is slated for replacement by a new Intermediate Class ferry.

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Queen Of Burnaby – Westview Terminal

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby at BC Ferries terminal Westview Terminal, in Powell River July 2015 and the skies are coloured with smoke and ash from from forest fires in Pemberton, and the much closer Old Mine forest fire in Sechelt. The … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

While I’ve taken lots of pictures of the Queen of Burnaby while she is in the Little River area, I had not actually been onboard her since the late 60’s when she was just a few years old.

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BC Ferries – Queen Of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

Forest fire smoke colours the skies across Georgia Strait, as viewed from the Queen of Burnaby heading toward Little River from the Westview terminal in Powell River. The intensity of the smoke and the colour of the sky changed as … Continue reading →

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Coastal enforcement

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Katherine

A combined enforcement patrol with Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP, and Fisheries and Oceans Officers in a Canadian Coast Guard Zodiac Hurricane stationed in Bamfield.

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MV Coho

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Katherine

Black Ball Line’s MV Coho is a vehicle and passenger ferry operating between Victoria and Port Angeles. MV Coho entering James Bay – Victoria The design of the Coho was the basis for BC Ferries’ first two ships, the Sidney … Continue reading →

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Shingle Spit – the beach in perspective

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Katherine

Sometimes you need to step back and look at the big picture in order to gain an understanding, and perhaps appreciation of where you are, but sometimes you need to just poke about and look a bit more closely. If … Continue reading →

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