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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 2, 2022 6:07:39 GMT -8
THU 2022-06-02 0351PDT She's back at her "aiming" spot again off the shores of Alang. Big thanks FNS for keeping us updated on her location. I appreciate you and your work.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 16, 2022 18:10:02 GMT -8
Kennicott at Campbell River, May 6 2022 (slightly blurry)
Nice photo. This time of year is the good time for us "South Coasters" to get good photos of the Alaska ships.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 27, 2022 18:11:39 GMT -8
Is this a good time to ask forum member Neil if there are ferries in North Macedonia? (I waited until after the Canada - Jamaica match, to ask this).
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 24, 2022 9:28:07 GMT -8
moved the post above into this thread. We need to pay you more
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 22, 2022 13:14:47 GMT -8
Thank you Low Light Mike for the reminder post. As I noted last year I have some pictures from the last repositioning cruise (Port Hardy to Tsawwassen) on October 1, 2005. Hope you all will enjoy these. Thanks for these. My spouse and I were on that same trip, same day.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 22, 2022 7:31:18 GMT -8
Today, I am remembering this ship. It has been 16 years already.... Queen of Surrey 1974-75 era by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr The photo is at Horseshoe Bay in either 1974 or 1975, when the ship was Queen of Surrey. This was at the end of a family trip, when I was 6 or 7 years old. The photo is by my late father, using his Pentax camera, with the photo later developed in his basement darkroom.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 13, 2022 8:49:44 GMT -8
There is a lot of Sechelt Queen video here, from the 1978 era on the Comox - Powell River route: Story of this Video HERE
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 9, 2022 12:55:19 GMT -8
Question - On the BC Ferries Website it shows the Bowen Queen circa 1965 with 3600 Hp and a Max Cruise of 14.5 Kts For the New Island Class Vessels they show just under 956 Hp and it seems the sweet spot is about 12 Kts with Max Cruise of 14 Kts. What happened over the last 55 yrs to achieve those improvements - hull designs? I'm thinking that the weight of each class of ship is a big factor in the "horsepower to speed" ratio. Bowen Queen has a huge multi-deck superstructure that must be quite heavy. But neither of these ships (Bowen Class or Island Class) are the Salish Heron.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 3, 2022 7:14:54 GMT -8
An artist rendering of B.C. Ferries’ new Island Class ferry, which will be deployed on the Nanaimo-Gabriola route by 2022. (B.C. Ferries image) This forum has an entire thread on the development of the Island Class ferries. This is the type of article that you'd find there, posted along with context. H E R E
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 30, 2022 18:52:55 GMT -8
Low Light Mike, I'm only one of the 1940 Petitioners on "The Fix for Six". The we is the 1940 who are Campaigning for proper service. I'm on Route 6 a minimum of once a week if not 3 times. Does that answer your question? Cheers! Explorer. Yes, thanks very much
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 30, 2022 18:01:23 GMT -8
Member "Explorer" uses the term "We" frequently in recent posts.
I don't know if this "We" means: - this forum in general - the general overall users of the BC Ferries system - the Southern Gulf Islands in general - Explorer and its family - Salt Spring Island specifically.
Just curious, where a recent post about Saturna Island traffic had an odd "We / Them" in it.
Thanks for any enlightenment.
Me (just me)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 29, 2022 19:35:32 GMT -8
I've never be onboard when they've used the ramps, is it a time consuming exercise along the lines ramping down into the bilge on the Salish Class? I've managed to get video twice of the Cumberland's ramps in motion. The key issue is that no passengers can be in the cars on the ramps when the ramps are in motion. So this adds to the delay. Seen from Shore: Seen OnBoard:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 13, 2022 11:25:41 GMT -8
I can almost hear David Hahn saying, "Told you so." He was the proponent of BC Ferries giving utterly meaningless names to its vessels, like Coastal Renaissance; names that suggested nothing and offended no one, other than for being insipid. "Names are names", he said. I saw those news stories yesterday, and I'm still working through some things in my mind about the issues, based on my own desire to educate myself and to be a reconciler. There are generally three main first nations language groups on the south coast of BC (and pardon me getting small details wrong here): - Coast Salish people, south of Campbell River latitude, along eastern Vancouver Island and the mainland. - Kwakwaka'wakw people, north of Campbell River on the mainland coast and Island. (the 4 recently named Island-Class ships have names related to this region) - Nuu-chah-nulth people, on the west side of Vancouver Island. To the issue of ships named using languages for one region and then being used in another region, this didn't happen with the 3 (soon 4) Salish class ships, as they are all operating in the Coast Salish region. The Island Class is the first class that operates in 2 different first nation language regions (my own term), and so this is where the issue arises. Individual First Nations don't like it when they are grouped together, because they see themselves as individual distinct nations, even if they have common language. BC Ferries wants their ships to be easily exchangeable between routes. To my initial white-guy thinking, any first nations name would be a good thing for a ship operating in any first nation's territory. But I understand that this isn't the reaction for this particular first nation, nor likely for any first nation. They see themselves as individually distinct. I'm assuming that BC Ferries has some sort of "First Nations Advisor" to help the company with protocols such as this. I will continue to follow this, as I'm interested. ---------------------- I've been careful to simply state my observation based on what I've learned and know, without making judgements through my own lens. Or at least that is my intention.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 11, 2022 18:46:57 GMT -8
The naming ceremony was this afternoon, her name is the "Island Gwawis". I like it! Anyone know how it is pronounced? For pronunciation of the Kwak'wala language names that end in "is", this ending is pronounced "eese." Island Kwigwis ("kwig-weese") Island Nagalis ("naga-leese") Island Gwawis ("gwa-weese") The "is" ending sounds like "eese" as in "grease."
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 9, 2022 21:06:45 GMT -8
It has been a year since I last did a ferry video.
Here is my Port McNeill street-side view of a BC Ferries sailing of Island Aurora from Sointula (Malcolm Island) to Port McNeill (Vancouver Island). This is the 4:35pm sailing on January 3, 2022.
Parts of this video are sped-up between 2 and 10 times normal speed.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 6, 2022 7:21:56 GMT -8
Container Ship MP The Belichick (IMO 9317937) at anchor south east of Prince Rupert, waiting for its turn at the DP World Fairview Terminal in Prince Rupert. 17 August 2021 Many ocean-going ships seem blessed with very weird names this one being a case in point. I took this photo from the Northern Adventure which was inbound into Rupert from Haida Gwaii.
"The Belichick" probably has hidden microphones planted at the Fairview Terminal, and probably also deflates the fenders on the pilot boat.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2021 17:12:34 GMT -8
Here is my set of images from today of the Queen of Burnaby in Union Bay. Welcome aboard here, Aidan. I love this image
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 3, 2021 8:01:14 GMT -8
Quinsam traversed Porlier Pass this morning, and is now at Crofton for her dock-testing work.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 11:57:11 GMT -8
And today's ending-destination looks to be Union Bay (off of Glover Road), which is likely where the Miller Freeman ship was (or still is). Map Link HERE
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 11:06:59 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 9:43:15 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 9:28:30 GMT -8
I've always made the connection to the Beegees '79 album, "Spirits Having Flown" just for that little unique wingtip. Say, does the wingtip have a purpose or is it there for style? The purpose is to prevent a tragedy, but yet not give the ship too much heaven. But seriously, I have no idea. I had this album in vinyl when I was a kid in that era.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 8:52:22 GMT -8
It's been rather hard to miss if you use the hit streaming service Netflix, but the original miniseries Maid (2020) was filmed in British Columbia, primarily Nanaimo apparently. According to my girlfriend, who watched the series, there's a few scenes on board several ferries, and the poster itself has one in it. I can't tell for the life of me because it's a photo taken nearly from her stern, and a little too grainy once blown up. I'm sure one of you could identify her. This is one of the 2 Spirit class ships, either Spirit of British Columbia, or Spirit of Vancouver Island. Poster link HERE:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 8:43:24 GMT -8
As at 8:42am on Nov.29th, the duo of tugs are currently approaching Baynes Sound, from the south. I will try to keep following this during the day, to get an idea from AIS of where the two tugs end up stopping, presumably to leave the Queen of Burnaby at that place.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2021 7:43:18 GMT -8
My name's Mike, but I see this place has its share of Mikes so I'm using my fursona name, Firewolf'95. MikeHall was available but where's the creativity in that. Welcome, Mike Have a super day, and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
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