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Post by Ferryman on Nov 21, 2018 21:43:01 GMT -8
Just happened to stumble upon a video clip of the Taku running aground at Alang.
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MV Taku
Nov 21, 2018 23:09:27 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Nov 21, 2018 23:09:27 GMT -8
Nice find, but so sad to see the end of an era.
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MV Taku
Nov 22, 2018 5:02:53 GMT -8
Post by ancflyer on Nov 22, 2018 5:02:53 GMT -8
Quite a sad sight . . . . RIP Taku. I check the Alang web site occasionally looking for pictures of her deconstruction - none to date.
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MV Taku
Nov 22, 2018 9:56:18 GMT -8
Post by Starsteward on Nov 22, 2018 9:56:18 GMT -8
Just happened to stumble upon a video clip of the Taku running aground at Alang. So sorry 'Taku' that you end your days with such indignity, and sorry your saviour back in 1970 can't come to your rescue this time.
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jones
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MV Taku
Nov 26, 2018 21:58:11 GMT -8
Post by jones on Nov 26, 2018 21:58:11 GMT -8
So I assume that this means that the Taku was not able to be sold ? She is going to be scrapped ? Could you tell me what you mean by her savior back in 1970 ??
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MV Taku
Nov 26, 2018 22:07:16 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 26, 2018 22:07:16 GMT -8
So I assume that this means that the Taku was not able to be sold ? She is going to be scrapped ? Could you tell me what you mean by her savior back in 1970 ?? Here's a link to a post to explain how the Queen of Prince Rupert took Taku's vehicles and passengers, allowing Taku to be light enough to be refloated: HERE------------- As for today, once a ship arrives at Alang India, it soon ceases to be a ship. It's a horrible scrapyard situation.
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MV Taku
Nov 26, 2018 22:17:54 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Nov 26, 2018 22:17:54 GMT -8
Just to be clear, the Taku is history. She hit the beach in Alang more than six months ago. By now there will be nothing left.
Sad!
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jones
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Post by jones on Nov 27, 2018 9:53:29 GMT -8
I am sorry I came to the site from a search for the Taku and didn't read all of the postings. I didn't remember the grounding in 1970 but I do remember the Taku. I rode on her and all the ships many times. It is a disgrace what the State of Alaska did to this proud ship.
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MV Taku
Nov 27, 2018 12:15:24 GMT -8
Post by Starsteward on Nov 27, 2018 12:15:24 GMT -8
So I assume that this means that the Taku was not able to be sold ? She is going to be scrapped ? Could you tell me what you mean by her savior back in 1970 ?? The State of Alaska was unsuccessful in securing a buyer for the 'Taku'. The video showing the 'Taku' running aground, (beaching), at Alang, India is one of many ship-breaking locations on that sub-continent that specialize in cutting ships of all descriptions into huge chunk, while the vessels are dragged closer and closer to the front of the beach. There are many videos on You-tube showing this process, which will give you a first hand look at the wretched conditions under which many workers toil for scant wages and little or no workers' rights/protections etc. The 1970 incident to which I was referring occurred July 29, 1970 when the 'Taku' ran aground, (hard up on the rocky shore) of West Kinahan Island, as she was enroute to Prince Rupert. If you go to the archive pages of the Queen of Prince Rupert thread, there should be many postings regarding the incident.
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Post by jones on Nov 27, 2018 21:40:15 GMT -8
I have seen that now thank you. It is so sad to see this as the end to such a proud ship.
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Post by Neil on Nov 27, 2018 22:51:45 GMT -8
I have seen that now thank you. It is so sad to see this as the end to such a proud ship. Not as sad as BC's Queen of Sidney, rotting away on the Fraser. The Taku was fifty something years old, and experience tells us that old car ferries rarely have a second life after they're retired. Alang, or places like it, seems like a logical end, and the ship gets recycled.
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Post by WettCoast on May 19, 2021 8:19:41 GMT -8
The 'late' MV Taku, entering Prince Rupert Harbour, on the 2nd of August, 2009. That is the big new Prince Rupert grain terminal in the background. The photo was shot from my canoe which was a fun way to explore the harbour. I don't know if she was running behind schedule. By 'late', I mean that she is 'no more'. © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by princessofvanfan on May 21, 2021 9:37:53 GMT -8
The 'late' MV Taku, entering Prince Rupert Harbour, on the 2nd of August, 2009. That is the big new Prince Rupert grain terminal in the background. The photo was shot from my canoe which was a fun way to explore the harbour. I don't know if she was running behind schedule. By 'late', I mean that she is 'no more'. © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on FlickrI always thought Taku looked like the Coho on steroids. Not surprising, I guess, seeing as how both are Spaulding designs.
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MV Taku
May 22, 2021 20:17:19 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on May 22, 2021 20:17:19 GMT -8
I always thought Taku looked like the Coho on steroids. Not surprising, I guess, seeing as how both are Spaulding designs. The Taku was pretty much the same design as the Coho, except for the extra deck added for staterooms. As built, the Matanuska & Malaspina were the same, except that they were stretched, whereas the Taku was unaltered.
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Post by Name Omitted on May 22, 2021 21:08:18 GMT -8
With apologies if this seems pedantic, but since this is a spotting forum I will add that the Matanuska & Malaspina were not stretched in exactly the same ways. * The Mal has a main and mizzen Mast, the Mat only has the main. * The Mat has funnel wings which the the Mal lacks. * Onboard, the Mat has more cabins, but only a few 4-berth ones.
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MV Taku
May 22, 2021 22:23:52 GMT -8
Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 22, 2021 22:23:52 GMT -8
With apologies if this seems pedantic, but since this is a spotting forum I will add that the Matanuska & Malaspina were not stretched in exactly the same ways. * The Mal has a main and mizzen Mast, the Mat only has the main. * The Mat has funnel wings which the the Mal lacks. * Onboard, the Mat has more cabins, but only a few 4-berth ones. Why did they do extract same project on both vessels like BC Ferries did V/B Class vessels? Why didn’t they lengthens Taku?
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MV Taku
May 22, 2021 23:22:26 GMT -8
Post by Name Omitted on May 22, 2021 23:22:26 GMT -8
With apologies if this seems pedantic, but since this is a spotting forum I will add that the Matanuska & Malaspina were not stretched in exactly the same ways. * The Mal has a main and mizzen Mast, the Mat only has the main. * The Mat has funnel wings which the the Mal lacks. * Onboard, the Mat has more cabins, but only a few 4-berth ones. Why did they do extract same project on both vessels like BC Ferries did V/B Class vessels? Why didn’t they lengthens Taku? I can't speak to that directly, the stretches were done in the mid 70's. It does provide slightly different capabilities to the two vessels. The Mal was always a family favorite for my household because of the number of 4-berth cabins, but the Mat's greater number of cabins overall probably made her a better ship for the Seattle/Bellingham run. It could have been as simple as they had a few year's experience with the stretched Mal and decided they wanted to do something slightly different with the Mat.As for Taku, there were several ports in Southeast that she could get into that her stretched sisters could not. She could spot the le Conte and Aurora when one was in for repairs. With the completion of the ACF vessels, that's no longer as needed.
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MV Taku
May 23, 2021 23:00:35 GMT -8
Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 23, 2021 23:00:35 GMT -8
Why did they do extract same project on both vessels like BC Ferries did V/B Class vessels? Why didn’t they lengthens Taku? I can't speak to that directly, the stretches were done in the mid 70's. It does provide slightly different capabilities to the two vessels. The Mal was always a family favorite for my household because of the number of 4-berth cabins, but the Mat's greater number of cabins overall probably made her a better ship for the Seattle/Bellingham run. It could have been as simple as they had a few year's experience with the stretched Mal and decided they wanted to do something slightly different with the Mat.As for Taku, there were several ports in Southeast that she could get into that her stretched sisters could not. She could spot the le Conte and Aurora when one was in for repairs. With the completion of the ACF vessels, that's no longer as needed. Would that be around the time they got different bridges from one another?
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Post by Name Omitted on May 28, 2021 17:14:02 GMT -8
Would that be around the time they got different bridges from one another? Yes, not to mention solariums. It's weird how toy-like the ships looked without them. On page 3 of this forum you can see Taku aground, and she really does look like a discarded toy made of wood-cut blocks.
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Post by Starsteward on May 28, 2021 21:44:00 GMT -8
Would that be around the time they got different bridges from one another? Yes, not to mention solariums. It's weird how toy-like the ships looked without them. On page 3 of this forum you can see Taku aground, and she really does look like a discarded toy made of wood-cut blocks. The 'Taku' was in need of a wee bit of a rescue when she ran aground and 'B' Watch -QPR, came to her rescue. Speaking of wood, the venerable old girl had a few big pieces of wood, (tree tops) intruding into her foreword lounge. What a mess! Using thick planks, the QPR crew, seamen, stewards, busboys and our First Mate all got into the act of creating a ramp between the two vessels so that we were able to drive many of the cars off the 'Taku' in order to create enough free-board to lift the forward hull off the rocks she had run up on. Once we had completed that task, back to Prince Rupert to clean up and take a full compliment of cars and passengers south to Kelsey Bay.....long, long day but glad we were able to help out.
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Post by yvr on May 31, 2021 17:42:32 GMT -8
I had not perused the Alaska State Ferries thread for a long time. When I saw the beaching of the Taku in the above video, I immediately recognized an old friend in the background. I'm totally surprised that no one else picked up on this. The Taku was going on the beach with her old Alaska friend the MS Stardancer in the background. In the mid eighties Sundance cruises operated out of Ballantyne pier in Vancouver performing 7 day cruises to Alaska. Originally built as the European car ferry Scandinavia, she came to Sundance cruises after the sinking of the MS Sundancer the year before. The Stardancer having a vehicle deck and dual stern ramps would take cars, RV's, and the odd truck to Alaska. I even saw new school buses being loaded. The only place they could off load vehicles was in Skagway. Unfortunately she left the Alaska market about 1989, and she ended up at Royal Caribbean Cruises as the Viking Serenade, extensive work that included a viking crown lounge, and the filling in of the car deck with passenger cabins made her a high density cruiser for the 3 and 4 day market out of L.A. She went to Europe around 2002, and plied those waters for a couple of owners, and then we see her sitting on the beach in Alang in this video. Have to wonder if they recognized each other from better years in Alaskan waters. I have good memories from sailing in Alaska on both vessels.
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MV Taku
May 31, 2021 21:00:55 GMT -8
Post by Neil on May 31, 2021 21:00:55 GMT -8
I had not perused the Alaska State Ferries thread for a long time. When I saw the beaching of the Taku in the above video, I immediately recognized an old friend in the background. I'm totally surprised that no one else picked up on this. The Taku was going on the beach with her old Alaska friend the MS Stardancer in the background. In the mid eighties Sundance cruises operated out of Ballantyne pier in Vancouver performing 7 day cruises to Alaska. Originally built as the European car ferry Scandinavia, she came to Sundance cruises after the sinking of the MS Sundancer the year before. The Stardancer having a vehicle deck and dual stern ramps would take cars, RV's, and the odd truck to Alaska. I even saw new school buses being loaded. The only place they could off load vehicles was in Skagway. Unfortunately she left the Alaska market about 1989, and she ended up at Royal Caribbean Cruises as the Viking Serenade, extensive work that included a viking crown lounge, and the filling in of the car deck with passenger cabins made her a high density cruiser for the 3 and 4 day market out of L.A. She went to Europe around 2002, and plied those waters for a couple of owners, and then we see her sitting on the beach in Alang in this video. Have to wonder if they recognized each other from better years in Alaskan waters. I have good memories from sailing in Alaska on both vessels. I wasn't aware that Ballantyne had the ramp configuration to load a car ferry...how did that work?
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MV Taku
Jun 6, 2021 17:16:06 GMT -8
Post by yvr on Jun 6, 2021 17:16:06 GMT -8
I had not perused the Alaska State Ferries thread for a long time. When I saw the beaching of the Taku in the above video, I immediately recognized an old friend in the background. I'm totally surprised that no one else picked up on this. The Taku was going on the beach with her old Alaska friend the MS Stardancer in the background. In the mid eighties Sundance cruises operated out of Ballantyne pier in Vancouver performing 7 day cruises to Alaska. Originally built as the European car ferry Scandinavia, she came to Sundance cruises after the sinking of the MS Sundancer the year before. The Stardancer having a vehicle deck and dual stern ramps would take cars, RV's, and the odd truck to Alaska. I even saw new school buses being loaded. The only place they could off load vehicles was in Skagway. Unfortunately she left the Alaska market about 1989, and she ended up at Royal Caribbean Cruises as the Viking Serenade, extensive work that included a viking crown lounge, and the filling in of the car deck with passenger cabins made her a high density cruiser for the 3 and 4 day market out of L.A. She went to Europe around 2002, and plied those waters for a couple of owners, and then we see her sitting on the beach in Alang in this video. Have to wonder if they recognized each other from better years in Alaskan waters. I have good memories from sailing in Alaska on both vessels. I wasn't aware that Ballantyne had the ramp configuration to load a car ferry...how did that work? Great question. If my memory serves me correctly there was a small idler barge positioned on the west side of Ballantyne. I remember loading ships provisions was quite fast as fork lifts could load pallets right into the car deck. How vehicles went from dock height to barge height I honestly do not remember. There's a small chance I can locate a photo.
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MV Taku
Jun 25, 2022 19:00:39 GMT -8
Post by rustcoast on Jun 25, 2022 19:00:39 GMT -8
I was looking around marine traffic and stumbled across this does anyone know why its popping up here? I thought it was scrapped. Attachments:
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MV Taku
Jun 25, 2022 19:10:22 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Jun 25, 2022 19:10:22 GMT -8
I was looking around marine traffic and stumbled across this does anyone know why its popping up here? I thought it was scrapped. A different "Taku" that is registered in Canada, hence the "CA"
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