Frances Barkley – a bit of fog

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Starting our trip off in a typical west coast fashion – fog and cloud

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Frances Barkley – Alberni Inlet

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Heading down Alberni Inlet toward Trevor Channel, Cape Beale, and the wild ocean

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Lindsay

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Lindsay in Port Alberni on a foggy morning

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And Lindsay in Bamfield, early afternoon on the same day

Lindsay is one of five Commissioner Class high-speed catamaran patrol vessels operated by the RCMP Marine Division. The vessels are manned by officers specially trained in maritime enforcement

  • Built: 1992 Shore Boatbuilding Co. Ltd., Richmond
  • Gross Tonnage (t): 61.23
  • Net Tonnage (t): 45.92
  • Construction Material: Aluminum
  • Vessel Length (m): 17.70
  • Vessel Breadth (m): 6.70
  • Vessel Depth (m): 1.87
  • Engines: 2 × 820 hp (611 kW) MAN D2840 LE401 V10 diesel
  • Speed (knots): 36.0
  • Propulsion Method: Twin Screw
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Port Alberni Quay

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Port Alberni Quay with Mount Arrowsmith in the background

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Port Alberni – Catalyst Paper

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Looking across the Alberni Inlet to the Catalyst Paper Mill

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Sea lions – Tzartus Island

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Sea lions at the north end of Tzartus Island

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Bamfield East – gulls

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Sitting on a dock in the bay…

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Oysters – Sproat Bay

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We’re heading up Trevor Channel toward Bamfield, when the Frances Barkley stops at the southeast end of Tzartus Island– not for pirates or a calamity of some sort, but because we are being approached by a small boat.

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The crew of the Frances Barkley proceeded to load some fresh oysters straight from an oyster farm at Sproat Bay, which is across Trevor Channel from Sarita.

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And with that, the oyster boat headed back to work and we headed on toward Cape Beale and Bamfield.

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Frances Barkley – Simple truths

The master of MV Frances Barkley telling me a great story as we head up the Alberni Inlet to Kildonan and Bamfield.

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Spring comes to Bamfield

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Spring flowers in Bamfield – February 20th so still the winter…

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