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Drydock
Aug 10, 2008 13:16:33 GMT -8
Post by Ian on Aug 10, 2008 13:16:33 GMT -8
Does anyone here have any idea of what ships will use the Drydock this year in Victoria. Or have any pics of previous years.
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Drydock
Aug 14, 2008 13:05:15 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2008 13:05:15 GMT -8
Many types of ships use the Esquimalt Dry dock. It depends on what needs to be done to any ship that comes in for repairs. I think that the Canadian Government Ships--Navy and Coast Guard, have priority when it comes to dock use. The Canadian Government owns the dock(They charge on a daily basis) and shipyards or companies that own boats have to book a time for their boats to come in and be repaired. The dry dock can be flexible, as they do allow for emergency deckings, such as the Coastal Renaissance that was just in having the propeller looked at, or if a ship gets smacked up in the strait.(i.e. a freighter hitting a BC ferry) The Navy Ships, Vancouver and Algonquin were just in the dock, having there Sonar's looked at,among other things. They were for a few months and blocked up higher than usual as the sonar comes out from the bottom of the boat. Keep in mind that any ship that is in the dry dock for repairs is not making money for the owner of their company. So with that it mind, Cruise ships would more than likely come in the off season---after the Alaska Cruise season and before they head on down to the Caribbean for the winter, or after the Caribbean season and before the Alaska Cruise season. Only in a dire emergency would you see a Cruise Ship in the middle of the season, as that means---a cruise has been canceled. The dry dock has seen many barges, tankers, container ships, BC Ferries, Navy Boats,freighters, cable ships ans even the Rocket Launcher(This ship launches satellites into space and is rumored to be coming back again.) As for what is coming in next, I don't know. There can be nothing coming in for months, then all of a sudden, there is a line up of ships waiting to get in.
The barge at the side of the dock went into the dock this afternoon after the Rennie left.
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