Topic: Two New newfoundland ferries (Read 66907 times)

Cat320DL · « **Reply #50 on:** December 12, 2010, 01:40:23 »

Quote from: floatboat on December 12, 2010, 01:20:00

so... whats wrong with the caribou that she needs to be replaced? i have crossed with her and it feels like a strong sturdy vessel. so sad to see her gone from the strait

Nothing wrong with her it a great ferry.
But for some reason they are getting rid of her and the smallwood.

Kyle

The Ferry King · « **Reply #51 on:** December 12, 2010, 15:41:29 »

people who really dont know about ferries!she is too good to be thrown away)!
why would they throw away such a beauty.
we will miss her deeply

Cat320DL · « **Reply #52 on:** December 12, 2010, 16:34:22 »

yep Caribou is 24yrs old that still young for ferry and the smallwood is 21yrs old.

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #53 on:** December 12, 2010, 18:10:28 »

oh well. the new ferry will be here soon. i guess the public will decide wether it was a good replacement

The Ferry King · « **Reply #54 on:** December 13, 2010, 17:31:36 »

yeah the *public*
not the shipsim Public..
The people who live there would love it because they are getting new ships

Cat320DL · « **Reply #55 on:** December 14, 2010, 17:32:45 »

The MV Highlanders (ex MV Stena Traveller) is now in drydock for her refit.

http://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3054&p=50567&hilit=stena+traveller#p50567 (http://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3054&p=50567&hilit=stena+traveller#p50567)

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #56 on:** December 14, 2010, 19:00:02 »

half way there. any word on the puttees?

Cat320DL · « **Reply #57 on:** December 14, 2010, 19:14:54 »

Quote from: floatboat on December 14, 2010, 19:00:02

half way there. any word on the puttees?

No not yet.

Kyle

The Ferry King · « **Reply #58 on:** December 14, 2010, 21:26:45 »

what happened to puttees?
thats weird where did she go?

Cat320DL · « **Reply #59 on:** December 23, 2010, 16:16:28 »

New pic's of the 2 ferries.

Stena Trader (Blue Puttees)
http://img692.imageshack.us/i/blueputtees.jpg/ (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/blueputtees.jpg/)

MV Highlanders (ex MV Stena Traveller)
http://img98.imageshack.us/i/drydock.jpg/ (http://img98.imageshack.us/i/drydock.jpg/)
http://img156.imageshack.us/i/deck32.jpg/ (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/deck32.jpg/)
http://img338.imageshack.us/i/deck33.jpg/ (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/deck33.jpg/)
http://img340.imageshack.us/i/deck3o.jpg/ (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/deck3o.jpg/)
http://img831.imageshack.us/i/deck53.jpg/ (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/deck53.jpg/)
http://img405.imageshack.us/i/deck5.jpg/ (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/deck5.jpg/)
http://img524.imageshack.us/i/deck8iguess.jpg/ (http://img524.imageshack.us/i/deck8iguess.jpg/)
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1590/fixedwithstaples.jpg (http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1590/fixedwithstaples.jpg)
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5335/fixedwithstaples2.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5335/fixedwithstaples2.jpg)
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5673/newdecks.jpg (http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5673/newdecks.jpg)

All pic's from here http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,8520.30.html (http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,8520.30.html)

Kyle

The Ferry King · « **Reply #60 on:** December 23, 2010, 18:54:45 »

those pics look great

thats a big improvement from the past

Cat320DL · « **Reply #61 on:** December 23, 2010, 19:08:31 »

Yah they are ok but I like the Gulfspan ferries better then the new one's.
I think the new ferries look more like a freighter then a ferry.

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #62 on:** December 28, 2010, 17:03:11 »

Well Blue Puttees has been in collision or grounding and is going back to the shipyard!

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #63 on:** December 29, 2010, 03:01:18 »

Thats never a good start

Cat320DL · « **Reply #64 on:** December 29, 2010, 03:08:45 »

Blue Puttees is reported as not to have suffered any significant damage and will leave for Port aux Basques maybe later this week ..

Apparently Her Automated power distribution and control system shut down inadvertantly

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #65 on:** December 30, 2010, 03:52:05 »

thats good

good as in not having signifigant damage.

Cat320DL · « **Reply #66 on:** December 31, 2010, 13:58:38 »

Blue Puttees is on her way to canada.

Kyle

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #67 on:** December 31, 2010, 14:20:41 »

Quote from: Cat320DL on December 31, 2010, 13:58:38

Blue Puttees is on her way to canada.

Kyle

She is indeed - she has gone steaming down the English Channel at 22 knots :O

Cat320DL · « **Reply #68 on:** January 03, 2011, 20:34:18 »

Yah I saw that

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #69 on:** January 05, 2011, 18:02:07 »

Well Blue Puttees is now in canada.
More info to come as i get it.

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #70 on:** January 05, 2011, 19:45:26 »

Well she is now Port aux Basques,NL
Here is a link with some pics.
http://www.gulfnews.ca/News/1969-12-31/article-2092154/MV-Blue-Puttees-arrives-in-Port-aux-Basques/1 (http://www.gulfnews.ca/News/1969-12-31/article-2092154/MV-Blue-Puttees-arrives-in-Port-aux-Basques/1)

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #71 on:** January 06, 2011, 01:52:52 »

Cat320DL · « **Reply #72 on:** January 16, 2011, 18:49:56 »

Here are some new pic's of HIGHLANDER ex Stena Traveller
http://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3054&p=50567&hilit=stena+traveller#p50567 (http://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3054&p=50567&hilit=stena+traveller#p50567)

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #73 on:** February 15, 2011, 18:12:06 »

MV Highlanders in her new colours.
More pic's of her on
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ (http://www.marinetraffic.com/)

Kyle

The Ferry King · « **Reply #74 on:** February 15, 2011, 19:00:32 »

woow she looksgreat and beatiful in those colours

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