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Post by Taxman on Feb 8, 2009 18:45:47 GMT -8
New seabus has a name now: Burrard Pacific Breeze... Too busy in my opinion! From Translink Website: February 06, 2009Naming SeaBus III? It’s a Breeze!... “It’s important for a vessel to have a name that gives an image of the area it serves,” says TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast, “especially when we can expect it to serve us for many decades to come. Burrard Pacific Breeze does just that, and I congratulate Robert on coming up with a name that is truly a winner.” ... If I had known this I would have suggested Burrard Inlet Crosser |
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Post by Mike C on Feb 8, 2009 20:43:24 GMT -8
I submitted Burrard Mariner... and when the name voting did come out to Panel Members, I'm pretty sure I voted for Burrard Heron...
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Post by Dane on Feb 10, 2009 1:32:34 GMT -8
Hull leaves Van today, according to Buzzer Blog.
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Post by Balfour on Feb 10, 2009 7:28:43 GMT -8
Hull leaves Van today, according to Buzzer Blog. The super-structure is currently at Allied sitting near the Second Narrows Bridge. |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 10, 2009 19:52:56 GMT -8
Now there's a name, the Burrard Buzzer!
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Post by cohocatcher on Feb 10, 2009 21:29:02 GMT -8
Now there's a name, the Burrard Buzzer! Boo!  |
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Post by DENelson83 on Feb 12, 2009 1:08:08 GMT -8
Burrard Buzzard?
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Post by ProudCanuck on Feb 25, 2009 10:22:55 GMT -8
Found a pic from the net of the Burrard Pacific Breeze passenger house being offloaded from the barge and transfered to an indoor shop at Victoria Shipyards.  Source: buzzer.translink.ca/ |
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Post by Mike C on Feb 25, 2009 17:13:59 GMT -8
That thing puts the "ugh" in ugly...
thanks for that ProudCanuck.
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Post by ProudCanuck on Mar 16, 2009 11:54:18 GMT -8
While looking though the documentation on a link that Paul provided on the NorEx paint over pool thread, I found this little tidbit regarding the new Seabus. I had previously seen this model and the plans in Western Mariner. I had hoped to scan the images, but I misplaced the magazine. Again in my mind this is a vessel that just leaves a lot to be desired in the looks department.  "Also underway is the newbuild $20-million third SeaBus, which is 30 percent complete and moving past the underwater hull and superstructure stage at a steady pace, says Barker. Delivery is set for August 2009 in the design and build contract for TransLink.
The two existing SeaBus harbour ferries are over 30 years old and will soon need to be replaced or significantly upgraded. The new vessel features a larger bridge, expanded passenger capacity, along with a more efficient hull form which is expected to reduce wake and help trim operating expenses. Passenger information systems, safety features and interior aesthetics are
also being improved."Source: www.washingtonmarinegroup.com/docs/H&S%20-%20Shipbuilding%20Review%20&%20Forecast%20-%20Feb%202009.pdf |
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jun 4, 2009 9:16:30 GMT -8
New update on the new Seabus... Source: buzzer.translink.ca/The hulls and the superstructure of the Burrard Pacific Breeze have now been connected! Or at least, they’ve been assembled, and will now be welded together. The mast hasn’t been mounted to the vessel yet, but they’re expecting to do that later this week. Since the vessel is a catamaran, it has two hulls. The two hulls were being built separately from each other, and the superstructure (passenger house, cross structure, and wheelhouse) were being built separately from the hulls for ease and speed of construction. The photos show the hulls that have been lined up next to each other, with the superstructure being lowered onto the hulls. Now that the superstructure has been lowered onto the hulls, the shipyard will weld the three units together, thus making a ship out of the three pieces! The Burrard Pacific Breeze is slated to go in service at the end of 2009.   |
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jun 4, 2009 9:47:17 GMT -8
Is that the Chicoutimi in the background? HMMMM good deal buying used subs? Not so much.  |
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jun 4, 2009 10:51:10 GMT -8
I believe so... from what I understand, HMCS Victoria is still in the naval drydock.
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Post by Taxman on Jun 4, 2009 17:40:45 GMT -8
The two existing SeaBus harbour ferries are over 30 years old and will soon need to be replaced or significantly upgraded. The new vessel features a larger bridge, expanded passenger capacity, along with a more efficient hull form which is expected to reduce wake and help trim operating expenses. Passenger information systems, safety features and interior aesthetics are also being improved." [/color][/i] Source: www.washingtonmarinegroup.com/docs/H&S%20-%20Shipbuilding%20Review%20&%20Forecast%20-%20Feb%202009.pdf[/quote] Emphasis Added Forgive me... how can they expand passenger capacity? The width and length of the vessel is constrained by the existing seabus ports, unless they are doing retrofitting there as well. It doesn't look any more top heavy. I suppose they COULD reduce the crew area in the middle of the vessel, but other than that or Standing Room Only (ignoring those oft ignore "please remain seated signs"), I don't see how this will be done. EDIT: Bold Alone was not enough emphasis... I was going to use Lime, saner minds prevailed |
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Post by Curtis on Jun 4, 2009 22:25:34 GMT -8
Straying a bit from the discussion now, If I might compare... She certainly is better in the True Translink Livery. |
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jun 5, 2009 8:01:13 GMT -8
No argument there.
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Post by Scott on Jun 5, 2009 21:04:45 GMT -8
The two existing SeaBus harbour ferries are over 30 years old and will soon need to be replaced or significantly upgraded. The new vessel features a larger bridge, expanded passenger capacity, along with a more efficient hull form which is expected to reduce wake and help trim operating expenses. Passenger information systems, safety features and interior aesthetics are also being improved." [/color][/i] Source: www.washingtonmarinegroup.com/docs/H&S%20-%20Shipbuilding%20Review%20&%20Forecast%20-%20Feb%202009.pdf[/quote] Emphasis Added Forgive me... how can they expand passenger capacity? The width and length of the vessel is constrained by the existing seabus ports, unless they are doing retrofitting there as well. It doesn't look any more top heavy. I suppose they COULD reduce the crew area in the middle of the vessel, but other than that or Standing Room Only (ignoring those oft ignore "please remain seated signs"), I don't see how this will be done. EDIT: Bold Alone was not enough emphasis... I was going to use Lime, saner minds prevailed[/quote] The new Seabus seems to be more blunt at either end than the old ones.  Notice on the old ones, there is much more of an angle. I think they could get an extra row of facing seats at either end. |
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Post by NMcKay on Jun 5, 2009 22:46:09 GMT -8
if you look closely.. they have added a window.. so i would think that they have added a row of seats at either end.
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Post by Dane on Jun 6, 2009 19:00:48 GMT -8
There is extra passenger space - I haven't been made clear on whether capacity is up, or whether there is more "stuff" inside.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2009 21:12:18 GMT -8
That is a picture of the Chicoutimi in the background. For those of you who did not know---it was the sub that caught on fire when it was coming over to Canada. What a bunch of "Lemons"!!! and it's the tax-payer that is footing the bill.
Very nice pictures in the dry dock, thanks for sharing.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jun 7, 2009 7:32:36 GMT -8
That is a picture of the Chicoutimi in the background. For those of you who did not know---it was the sub that caught on fire when it was coming over to Canada. What a bunch of "Lemons"!!! and it's the tax-payer that is footing the bill. Very nice pictures in the dry dock, thanks for sharing. Good business for shipbuilders in Victoria. 5 year refit! They build new Virginia Class subs in Newport News in much less time  . |
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Post by FNS on Jul 24, 2009 23:03:36 GMT -8
Newest SeaBus officially christenedwww.translink.ca/en/About-TransLink/Media/2009/July/Newest-SeaBus-officially-christened.aspxJuly 24, 2009In a ceremony with links to maritime traditions and the earliest days of SeaBus, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze was officially christened today at Victoria Shipyards in Esquimalt, BC. Maureen Hayes, the longest-serving female employee of SeaBus, performed the honours. She was joined by North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton, the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Sheri Plewes, TransLink vice-president, Capital Management and Engineering. Also on hand were North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto, Stan Sierpina, Vice-President, Customer Service, Coast Mountain Bus Co., and Malcolm Barker, Vice-President and General Manager of Victoria Shipyards. Not only does Ms Hayes’ SeaBus service date back to 1983, but her husband, Stephen Hayes, was one of the original SeaBus employees, and rode the vessel to Vancouver from Victoria prior to its beginning service in 1977. “It is an honour to be celebrating this event, which is so important in the life of any ship,” says Ms Hayes. “This is for all my hard-working colleagues at SeaBus and the people at Victoria Shipyards who have made this happen.” “The people of Metro Vancouver can be justifiably proud of the way their tax dollars are being invested here,” says Ms Plewes. “SeaBus has become not only a vital commuter link in its 32-year history, but it’s generally the only transit mode where ridership actually increases in the summertime because tourists and locals alike love that trip. It’s definitely one of the keys to the livability of the region.” “Through the Gas Tax Fund, we are providing real financial support to British Columbia for projects like transit, green energy, and water treatment,” says MP Saxton. “This new SeaBus will cut commute times, ease traffic congestion and result in cleaner air, improving the quality of life for residents of Vancouver and North Vancouver.” The Government of Canada contributed $5 million of the project’s $25 million cost through the Gas Tax Fund. The federal Gas Tax Fund is a tripartite agreement between Canada, British Columbia and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) delivering infrastructure funding to local governments for capital projects that lead to cleaner air, cleaner water or reduced greenhouse gas emissions. “This is yet another example of our government’s commitment to improving public transportation in Metro Vancouver,” says Shirley Bond, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. The provincial government also contributed $5 million to the project cost as part of the $14 billion Provincial Transportation Plan announced in January 2008. “The introduction of the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze SeaBus will help meet the needs of growing North Shore communities, while supporting the Provincial Transit Plan to double transit ridership provincewide and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.” "Building vessels on the southern tip of Vancouver Island has a long history and this is the 41st vessel built at Victoria Shipyards,” said Malcolm Barker. “We have an excellent working relationship with the TransLink and the Coast Mountain Bus Project Teams and continue to work together to construct the best vessel possible. Most important of all, I would like to thank all the engineers, purchasers, production, project and support staff, and last but not least, the workforce. Without everyone working together, we would not be here today." At 33.5 metres long and almost 12 metres wide, the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze will carry up to 400 passengers and will go into service in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Burrard Pacific Breeze will go into service in December 2009, to allow time to train the crew on the new technology and configuration of the wheelhouse. After the Games, the other two vessels – the Burrard Otter and Burrard Beaver – will take turns going into drydock for re-fits, to be brought into line with the MV Burrard Pacific Breeze’s technology. In 2011, it is expected that all three will be available for service during peak periods, thereby increasing capacity by 50 per cent. Victoria Shipyards is part of the Washington Marine Group and a subsidiary of Seaspan International. Using the Esquimalt Graving Dock, owned and operated by Public Works and Government Services of Canada, Victoria Shipyards can drydock and repair vessels up to 100,000 DWT. VicShip’s work includes construction, conversion, maintenance and repair; recent new construction projects include an eight vessel series of Orca class training vessels for the Canadian Navy, and 24 – 47’ Motor Life Boats for the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 29, 2009 9:23:06 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2009 10:48:03 GMT -8
The SeaBus has been in the water for a couple of days now. I have no idea when she will leave Esquimalt.
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Post by FNS on Jul 30, 2009 12:22:15 GMT -8
The SeaBus has been in the water for a couple of days now. I have no idea when it will leave Esquimalt. Please watch your usage of the word "it" on ships.  I would think, as in the case on new ships, that she would be receiving lots of dockside work prior to her first trial session. This would include leak checks in her hull. Prior to a launch of a rocket with humans aboard, there has to be a cabin pressure leak check. If there is a leak and the more time it would take to fix the problem beyond the "launch window", the lift off is scrubbed. It's really embarrassing to see a new ship sink after launching! The new MV BURRARD PACIFIC BREEZE will leave when she and her crew are ready. |
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