Western King and Western Mariner

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Western King and Western Mariner in Campbell River

Western King:

  • Built: 1964, Benson Bros. Ship Building Co. (1960), Ltd, Vancouver
  • Gross Tonnage (t): 182.81
  • Net Tonnage (t): 137.11
  • Construction Material: Steel
  • Vessel Length (m): 23.95
  • Vessel Breadth (m): 7.32
  • Vessel Depth (m): 4.03

Western Mariner:

  • Built: 1943, Star Shipyard (Mercer’s) Linited, New Westminster
  • Gross Tonnage (t): 101.43
  • Net Tonnage (t): 57.36
  • Construction Material: Wood
  • Vessel Length (m): 22.31
  • Vessel Breadth (m): 6.31
  • Vessel Depth (m): 2.68
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C-FEBE

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C-FEBE, a Harbour Air 1952 Dehavilland DHC-2 in Nanaimo

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Oyster Boats

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Oyster boats at work in Baynes Sound, across from Denman Island near Buckley Bay

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and a bit of video…

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Fisherman’s Wharf

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Fisherman’s Wharf at Comox Marina

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Queen Of Burnaby

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Queen Of Burnaby at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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Powell River Queen

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Powell River Queen  heading to Quathiaski Cove on Quadra Island

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Inlet Challenger

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Inlet Challenger in Gold River

In 1960 she was No. 112, owned by Western Tug & Barge Ltd., Nanaimo BC, and then In 1961 she was owned by Northern Salvage & Towing Co. Ltd., Kitimat BC.

In 1962-1967 she was Nanoose Bay, owned by Western Tug & Barge Ltd., North Vanacouver BC.

In 1968-1971 she was La Banque (II), owned by Vancouver Tug boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC.

In 1972-1999 she was Seaspan Rover, owned by Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver BC.

In 2000-2004 she was Mountain Rover, and later Rover, owned by Mountain Marine Transportation Ltd., Sechelt BC.

In 2011-2014 she was renamed Inlet Challenger, owned by General Towing Ltd., Campbell River BC.

  • Built: 1960, Allied Builders Ltd., Vancouver
  • Gross Tonnage (t): 39.44
  • Net Tonnage (t): 14.09
  • Material: Steel
  • Vessel Length (m): 14.39
  • Vessel Breadth (m): 4.85
  • Vessel Depth (m): 2.01
  • Speed (knots): 10.0
  • Propulsion: Single screw
  • Propulsion Power: 457 Horsepower, General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA 16V-71-1 diesel

and now you know…

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C-FSKZ

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C-FSKZ, Air Nootka 1965 DHC-2 Beaver-Mk1 in Gold River

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The airplane has since been transferred to Snow Mountain Enterprises LLC., in Ketchikan, Alaska, and registered as N1249K.

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Hecate Strait ex North Arm Furious

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Hecate Strait in Campbell River

  • Built: 1971, Vancouver Shipyards Co Ltd
  • Gross Tonnage (t): 147.16
  • Net Tonnage (t): 13.11
  • Vessel Length (m): 21.12
  • Vessel Breadth (m): 7.50
  • Vessel Depth (m): 3.47
  • Propulsion Method: Single Screw
  • Propulsion Power: 1 x 1450 Horsepower, diesel
  • Speed (knots): 14.0
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Ganhada and Free Enterprise

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Ganhada and Free Enterprise No.1 at Comox Fisherman’s Wharf

The docks serve fishermen from Comox and the surrounding area, tugs, commercial boats, and pleasure boat users. As a result, the docks are referred to as the Comox Fisherman’s Wharf, and sometimes as the Comox Harbour Marina.

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The 13.11 ton, 10.06 metre long fibreglass Ganhada was built in 1975.

The 99.49 ton, 23.65 metre long steel Free Enterprise No.1 was built in 1979.

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