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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 20, 2011 21:52:15 GMT -8
Southbound MV Columbia as seen on June 16, 2011 from the 2nd vantage point of my ship-spotting trip: Seymour Narrows. - I'm set up at the top of the log-sort property, just a km north on the highway from the overgrown Seymour Narrows viewpoint. I don't have the long view up the narrows passage, but I have an unobstructed view of the bottom of the passage and the turn into Discovery Passage. ....and I had perfect light (unlike my experience at same place the next night, with MV Kennicott) -------------------------------- - notice the power lines across to Quadra Island.  Good thing that Ripple Rock has been blasted away   Making the turn to port   Into Discovery Passage.     ------------- So you could say that Discovery Passage was the Challenger to me getting shots of Columbia during this ship-spotting Endeavour. No sign of Atlantis. But I could try to sell my photos in a business Enterprise test scenario. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 20, 2011 22:22:06 GMT -8
Very nice work, Mr. Fluge! Thank you for going to the ends of the earth Island to get these excellent shots.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 20, 2011 22:38:03 GMT -8
Very nice work, Mr. Fluge! Thank you for going to the ends of the earth Island to get these excellent shots. Thanks Jim. I had a lot of fun zooming around the north Island, enjoying the history of Kelsey Bay, and the boat-buffet that is Campbell River. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 21, 2011 12:44:05 GMT -8
What's the viewpoint like now? Is it still a bit overgrown? Seymour Narrows highway viewpoint is overgrown a bit, but you can still see north up the channel. - but there are residential hydro / telephone lines in the way of any photograph that you'd want to take. |
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Post by mrdot on Jun 21, 2011 19:00:40 GMT -8
 yes mr horn, those are mighty fine shots of Columbia! mrdot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 22, 2011 20:40:57 GMT -8
A photo-essay of the angles of Columbia. - photos taken June 16, 2011 from Tyee Spit in Campbell River. This vantage point affords a very close view of the passing ship. 4 angles as she passes by:     ------------------------ 2 close-ups of her passenger decks. The bow: - there's a name-plate behind the bridge.  Stern - I like the raked look to the dining-room.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 22, 2011 21:04:06 GMT -8
A few more shots of the MV Columbia in Discovery Passage, between Quadra Island and Campbell River.  - that's April Point fishing-lodge in the background behind her stern.  - 2 ferries.  |
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Post by mrdot on Jun 22, 2011 21:44:15 GMT -8
:)AMS Columbia does make a fine site, doesn't she! To mr horn, good stuff, to my north delta hornby isl. traveller, yes I had a short stint out of Kelsey Bay, in 1966 and remember quite vividly our difficult docking on the strong tides that ran there, and my time there was short, as I went back to UVIC, but those five years gave me plenty of work out of Swartz Bay, and my seaman's course training helped me secure a good schedule of work each summer and many shifts on the spare board over the winter months, so I was very fortunate to have two career paths! In my planning years I was able to keep some connection with ferries, and did a number of illustrative items on various projects, noteably NIP conversion, the expansion of the V class, the new Oak Bay, and others, however with management changes, and some burning of bridges, I was delt out of this scene. Thats a short history of my later years! :)mrdot.
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Post by tom98250 on Jun 23, 2011 6:02:53 GMT -8
Columbia's my favorite blue canoe; she features a fair amount of my late father's handiwork from his years as a welder at Lockheed...
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 24, 2011 20:48:55 GMT -8
MV Columbia crossing the 50th Parallel, heading south in Discovery Passage. - June 16, 2011, at sunset. Columbia heading towards the southern tip of Quadra Island. - familiar coastal mountains are in the background.   The Cape Mudge lighthouse at the southern tip of Quadra Island.   |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 25, 2011 19:50:08 GMT -8
My final set of photos of the southbound MV Columbia from June 16, 2011. - vantage point is south Campbell River at the Rotary Park on the 50th Parallel. The ship has entered Georgia Strait and is setting a course towards the middle of the strait. The time is approx 9:20pm. ------------------------------ - these first 2 are the same picture. The first is regular with the pink & blue effect of a water sunset. On the 2nd picture, I've adjusted the colour temperature to remove the pink.   ------------------ - with Cape Mudge on Quadra Island on the left.  - Mitlenatch Island in the background.    - Good-bye, Columbia.  --------- Wow, I sure had a fun time doing an evening of ship-spotting the Columbia during that long-daylight day, with some great weather and a great sunset that day. |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Aug 6, 2011 12:25:55 GMT -8
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Post by alaskanmohican on Aug 6, 2011 13:37:03 GMT -8
Very nice photos, I especially like the "painted sky." |
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Post by SS Shasta on Oct 2, 2011 9:35:41 GMT -8
AMHS Flagship, MV Columbia was pulled off line this morning in Ketchikan for a winter layup until April, 2012. She will be replaced on the Bellingham run by MV Malaspina. I haven't heard when the project to replace her engines will be scheduled.
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Post by alaskanmohican on Oct 2, 2011 12:36:08 GMT -8
AMHS Flagship, MV Columbia was pulled off line this morning in Ketchikan for a winter layup until April, 2012. She will be replaced on the Bellingham run by MV Malaspina. I haven't heard when the project to replace her engines will be scheduled. Shasta you may have already seen this, but I thought I would point it out to you since you have asked in the past about the timeline for the retiring of the original three sisters. Link to thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=akferry&action=display&thread=7219&page=8As far as the Columbia's engines, I think it will be over the next winter layup in 2012-13. |
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Post by SS Shasta on Oct 7, 2011 13:23:31 GMT -8
AMHS Flagship, MV Columbia was pulled off line this morning in Ketchikan for a winter layup until April, 2012. She will be replaced on the Bellingham run by MV Malaspina. I haven't heard when the project to replace her engines will be scheduled. Shasta you may have already seen this, but I thought I would point it out to you since you have asked in the past about the timeline for the retiring of the original three sisters. Many many thanks for the interesting post. No, I haven't seen this as I have been out of the state, trying to find some sunshine. In a few days I will try to post my tradition "rant" about AMHS related to this topic. Link to thread: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=akferry&action=display&thread=7219&page=8As far as the Columbia's engines, I think it will be over the next winter layup in 2012-13. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2011 7:53:57 GMT -8
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Post by mrdot on Oct 17, 2011 8:51:04 GMT -8
:)Alaska's Columbia ferry still makes an impressive pic.! mrdot. |
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Post by KE7JFF on Oct 17, 2011 12:18:14 GMT -8
When the Columbia was sent to the Vigor shipyard at Swan Island in Portland last time it was having issues, I know that whole island was swarming with AHS people it seemed like for a month.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 17, 2011 12:32:04 GMT -8
Columbia in Ketchikan 17 Oct 2011 A very nice shot, indeed. It looks like she is tied up at the cruise ship terminal in down town Ketchikan. Will she spend most of the off-season there? Her 'passengers' will have lots of time to check out all the jewellery shops. |
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Post by akchiefengr2012 on Dec 1, 2011 17:26:31 GMT -8
SHE IS BACK. The AMHS MV Columbia actually arrived in Ketchikan this morning to return to service on the SE Alaska-Bellingham route. She sails at 5PM tonight for Bellingham.  MV Columbia in Portland, Oregon dry dock during her recent and lengthy overhaul. FOR THE RECORD I TOOK THAT PICTURE OF THE COLUMBIA WHILE IT WAS IN PORTLAND. I was Part of the Project Staff I spent 9 years on the Columbia in All Engine Ratings from Wiper to 1A/E... the Ship was going into the water that morning I have those pictures as well of the undocking. |
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Post by akchiefengr2012 on Dec 1, 2011 17:29:58 GMT -8
flugal Horn
Those are some great pictures of the Columbia
Excellent job thanks for sharing
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Post by akchiefengr2012 on Dec 1, 2011 17:34:22 GMT -8
Now, that's one shiny ship! They must have received a tip from the British on how they paint the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA. So elegant!! And, a smiling face for the fish to look at. Ferry Nut I personally Painted that Smiley Face on the Ship while it was in Portland during its CIP The Base Circle for the smiley face is 8 feet. |
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Post by akchiefengr2012 on Dec 1, 2011 17:37:41 GMT -8
I would love to see the dome moved to a better spot on the Kennicott, however they did do some modifications to the stack so they could fit the blemish onto it. So it probably won't be moved anytime soon. Perhaps. Does anyone know the reason the dome moved on Columbia? The dome is traditionally white because the equipment inside is susceptible to heat, and so the dome is painted to reflect as much sun as possible. As such, the top of the stack seems an odd place to put the dome in the first place. The Dome was Moved for 2 reasons 1 because the Exhaust became Acidic when mixed with rain water and destroyed the exterior of the dome. 2 when the dome was mounted on the stack the FWD mast blocked the satelite signal when on a certian heading that meant NO INTERNET service . good question |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 1, 2011 17:57:17 GMT -8
flugal Horn Those are some great pictures of the Columbia Excellent job thanks for sharing Thanks for the kind words. - seeing the Columbia in June was one of my ferry-highlights of 2011. Really fun. |
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yes mr horn, those are mighty fine shots of Columbia! mrdot. 
