ALPULP VII in Port Alberni
Chooch in Port Alberni
Before dozer boats existed, log drivers had the dangerous task of walking the logs on the water, sorting them with a pike pole and stacking them at the log lift. Dozer boats largely eliminate the need to walk on logs by pushing the logs into place.
I’ve always called them dozer boats, but these little tugs are also referred to as sidewinders, log broncs, boom boats and pond boats. In British Columbia, boom boat was coined by John Manly Ltd. in 1947 when they built the welded steel Glendale Prince for BC Forest Products.
BC Maid in Deep Bay
Ocean Troller in Deep Bay
Esteem in Deep Bay
Triple M. III at Comox Marina
Birds enjoying the waves near Royston
Oyster boats at anchor – a bit south of Union Bay
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 lights indicate that the cable ferry is restricted in her ability to maneuver – this makes sense as while the cable ferry can stop, go, and go the other way, it can’t turn, or maneuver, around an obstacle.
(b) Vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver. A vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver, except a vessel engaged in mine clearance operations, shall exhibit:
(1) Three all-round lights in a vertical line where they can best be seen. The highest and lowest of these lights shall be red and the middle light shall be white;
(2) Three shapes in a vertical line where they can best be seen. The highest and lowest of these shapes shall be balls and the middle one a diamond;
(3) When making way through the water, masthead lights, sidelights and a stern light, in addition to the lights prescribed in subparagraph (b)(1); and
(4) When at anchor, in addition to the lights or shapes prescribed in subparagraphs (b)(1) and (2), the light, lights or shapes prescribed in Rule 30.
and now you know…
