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There are a couple of exceptions to the common pilot-as-advisor protocol.

One is the Panama Canal, where pilots assume full command authority over the vessels' movements. Another may be the Suez canal, but I'm uncertain of that.

Regarding the normal disembarkations, I recall hearing of cases on ...

The vice you speak of for snubbing was called a compressor. There were no guard arms.

Capt. Metz's comments on ship-handling are extremely interesting! Other than MAPLEGLEN, the lakers he commanded were low-powered and lacked bow-thrusters, so were especially demanding of a captain's skill. I'll bet he could write a textbook on the subject and still not exhaust all the knowledge he ...

Well if you are concerned about looks, the US Navy's newest destroyer DD1000 Zumwalt is way over the top.
There is a recent article about it heading out for sea trials.
This baby gives new meaning to "ugly" or "beautiful". Note the Cap's name - Hmmmm.

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2015 ...

Isn't it true that hull paint is more difficult to maintain today because of environmental restrictions on when and where painting can be done?

It seems as if CSL has always had some vessels with black hulls. Usually the ones carrying "dirtier" cargoes, I think.

Mac, the MP Emilie you mention was beached near Baie St. Paul some 30 years ago, but was "adopted" by an artist who left her in place, but renamed her L'Accalmie and used her as a studio for a time. Later he too abandoned her, and she deteriorated rapidly, but became a favorite subject for ...

Mac, Mr L, I just spent some time on the Isle-aux-Coudres. Most worthwhile. The mast from the goelette Isle-aux-Coudres (all that remains of her) stands near the ferry terminal and Groupe Ocean shipyard at St. Bernard. She served there as a ferry, connecting the island with St. Joseph-de-la-Rive ...

In 1963 "The Jean Richard ", a now-classic documentary appeared on CBC dealing with the building of the last wooden goelette (schooner) in French Canada.

The vessel was named after the son of the owner/master, Capt. Paul-Emile Carre, who was involved in her construction during the winter of 1958-59 ...

I've seen her so many times over the years (including shortly after her "handshake" with Algobay), she is like an old friend.
By that measure I've lost many old friends in recent years.
Always loved the name, too.

I have heard that the Ryerson hull was closely replicated in the Montrealais and Quebecois. I tend to believe this is a possiblity having looked at the bows and sterns of each. The hull shape is similar with the deck rise, the bow shape, though less flared, and the stern with the way the water ...

What a charming memoir. Modest and self-effacing. I'm a fan of this fine storyteller.

The first time the Frank rounded Cape North the seas were rough, and the captain noted that she was "laboring heavily."

The Gustloff was one of several vessels transporting refugees from the approaching Red Army. At least one other was sunk with considerable loss of life.

Although the Frontenac has LOA & beam dimensions similar to the "Frank," unlike the latter her moulded depth was not increased when she was converted to an SU, so was not suitable for Nova Scotia classing.

Granted, US shipbuilding labors under restraints that don't apply elsewhere in the world. But these same restraints insure that workers enjoy wages commensurate with their job requirements and personal skills, and they are protected from arbitrary and capricious treatment by employers. We expect US ...

What comparisons can be made regarding girder strength of the "hatch farm" boats and later construction fitted with hatch cranes and hatches on 24-ft centers?

The John D. Leitch had a reclaimer system as built. I was told the lack of screen bulkheads made her very "springy" -- enough to scare the crew on some trips down to salt water.

Canallers began delivering "Labrad-ore" to lake ports in 1954. Hall Corp's John H. Price brought what may have been the "maiden" cargo, arriving at Buffalo's Republic Steel plant in August, and Keystone Transport's Keyvive unloaded Ungava ore at Cleveland sometime in the fall of that year. I don't ...

The canaller "fleet" was mostly worn out, anyway. Most of them had been built prior to 1930, and by 1959 it was no longer cost-effective to maintain them in running condition, much less actually operate them versus the proliferating Seawaymax vessels, or even CSL's new-gen package freighters.