Topic: Two New newfoundland ferries (Read 66948 times)

Cat320DL · « **Reply #100 on:** March 21, 2011, 16:57:31 »

Well MV Blue Puttees is now in full service on the run.
But I am not hearing good things about her service so far.

This post #367 is from shipspotting.com
It is about MV Blue Puttees.

Last nights crossong in weather was a disaster..and it wasnt that bad. 2 hrs behind schedule entering PAB..
Breakfast this morning,(Mar19,2011)couldnt be served as the dish's were smashed,Couldnt trust the ship to fire up the kitchen for fear of injury according to crew

I had family on that crossing
A family member of mine(an experienced mariner) was thrown out of the bunk when Puttee's hove out in a bad list.their belongings thrown around their cabin..they thought they were gone.

A crew member was injured and had to be taken to hospital with a injury possibly to the head.

Announcements were made for passengers to remain in their seats ,in their bunks
Announcements were made requesting a nurse or a doctor to come forward..

some crew want off,those who were on the trip with the incident to St. John's,wished they never got back on..Half flew back home after hitting port in St. John's..This is what the crew were saying..acording to a person who was there Im not making this up.

Children were crying and other passengers teriffied. a few vomitting

In the words of my family member . some crew looked like a scene out of "Perfect Storm"..Shaken and scared..

Her first commercial test in moderate weather is a Failure...

So is you want to read more here is the link http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,8361.375.html

Kyle

Ballast · « **Reply #101 on:** March 21, 2011, 17:36:41 »

Talking about exaggerating..

After reading the post you quoted, i get the feeling they hired the ex crew of the Sea Shepard $:-\$ Stuff that's not properly secured does have the tendency to fly around during rough weather.. You can't blame the ship for people vomitting because they are seasick, that's natural..

Cat320DL · « **Reply #102 on:** March 21, 2011, 19:43:48 »

ya it was just not a good trip at all.

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #103 on:** March 28, 2011, 16:44:49 »

MV Highlanders is now register to St john's NL

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #104 on:** March 28, 2011, 17:08:18 »

Smallwood has been retired

now and is tie up with the Caribou in Sydport, Edwardsville NS

1st pic from Smallwood wikipedia page.

2nd pic was taken by my friend.

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #105 on:** April 03, 2011, 18:45:36 »

Well the bidding has started on the Caribou & Joseph and Clara Smallwood it ends on the 5th of April 2011.

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #106 on:** April 06, 2011, 15:39:42 »

Well the bidding ended but no news yet.

Kyle

RYAN123 · « **Reply #107 on:** April 06, 2011, 18:11:01 »

WOW 5 posts in a row ... new fourm record

Anyway, do u know what company borght them ?

and 1 question ... Blue Putties used to be stena Trader Right .... do u know if it has a bow door because my mate his dad is the Manager for the Stena Line Terminal in Harwich and i go and see him every few weeks and we talk about ships ... and i was talking to him and he said that the Trader and Traveller Dont have bow doors but .... 2 Years ago they came to harwich while Stena Britannica and Hollandica were being Lenthaned and i am 99.99999% Sure i saw its bow doors Open i am posative i saw them open but he says they dont have a bow door ...

so .. Do they?

Kind Regards
Ryan,

Cat320DL · « **Reply #108 on:** April 06, 2011, 21:55:04 »

They have not said who got the MV Caribou & Joseph and Clara Smallwood but when I know I will put it up here.
Ok MV Blue Puttees (ex MV Stena Trader) and the MV Highlanders (ex MV Stena Traveller) they both have clam bow doors now.
Here is a pic of them.

Kyle

RYAN123 · « **Reply #109 on:** April 07, 2011, 06:13:57 »

Quote from: Cat320DL on April 06, 2011, 21:55:04

They have not said who got the MV Caribou & Joseph and Clara Smallwood but when I know I will put it up here.
Ok MV Blue Puttees (ex MV Stena Trader) and the MV Highlanders (ex MV Stena Traveller) they both have clam bow doors now.
Here is a pic of them.

Kyle

Thankyou , I have proved sommone that works at Stena Line wrong

Cat320DL · « **Reply #110 on:** April 07, 2011, 14:52:20 »

Ok no problem

Kyle

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #111 on:** May 05, 2011, 21:47:22 »

A video of the shortening can be found here

http://www.stenaroro.com/activities/Pages/StenaTraderShortening.aspx

Cat320DL · « **Reply #112 on:** May 06, 2011, 00:08:07 »

Ya I saw that on are facebook group Marine Atlantic Ferries Disscusion Group
Great video too.

Cat320DL · « **Reply #113 on:** May 06, 2011, 15:15:05 »

MV Highlanders was damage well docking in North Sydney, N.S.
Sorry just time to post this now as it happen in April.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/04/28/nl-highlanders-hole-428.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/04/28/nl-highlanders-hole-428.html)

Kyle

OzzyNF · « **Reply #114 on:** May 19, 2011, 07:13:47 »

I have been a member for here for along time but this is the first time I found this thread..lol....I already miss the Caribou and Smallwood already.

Cat320DL · « **Reply #115 on:** May 19, 2011, 15:40:26 »

Quote from: OzzyNF on May 19, 2011, 07:13:47

I have been a member for here for along time but this is the first time I found this thread..lol....I already miss the Caribou and Smallwood already.

Well I am happy you found it. I miss the Caribou and Smallwood too.
Do you live by where the ferries come in and out ?

Kyle

OzzyNF · « **Reply #116 on:** July 09, 2011, 22:41:23 »

yes the dock is about a 2 minute walk from my house...i actually work there...lol

Cat320DL · « **Reply #117 on:** July 10, 2011, 01:12:36 »

Quote from: OzzyNF on July 09, 2011, 22:41:23

yes the dock is about a 2 minute walk from my house...i actually work there...lol

Ok cool. Do you work on the boats or the shore ?

Kyle

OzzyNF · « **Reply #118 on:** July 26, 2011, 19:51:12 »

on the shore

Cat320DL · « **Reply #119 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:26:07 »

Ok cool.

Kyle

floatboat · « **Reply #120 on:** July 31, 2011, 19:35:57 »

If only i took the caribou/ smallwood one last time instead of flying to get home. im still kicking myself for that one

Cat320DL · « **Reply #121 on:** August 16, 2011, 17:42:53 »

Sorry I am just getting to this now.

But the Caribou & Smallwood have been sold !

And now there is a strong possiblity that the MV Caribou and the sister MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood have been sold for scrapping. If that is true I will be vary angry

They still have a lot of life in them !
And now the Caribou has been renamed Caribo and is flying the Indian flag. That is not good at all !

Both pic's taken by my friend Don merritt.

http://www.thetelegram.com/Business/2011-08-13/article-2705856/Marine-Atlantic-sells-Caribou,-Smallwood-/1#.Tkbo1iJbvCA.facebook (http://www.thetelegram.com/Business/2011-08-13/article-2705856/Marine-Atlantic-sells-Caribou,-Smallwood-/1#.Tkbo1iJbvCA.facebook)

Kyle

Cat320DL · « **Reply #122 on:** August 22, 2011, 17:38:53 »

Well more news on the MV Caribou and the sister MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood.
The MV Caribou and MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood have been re-registered to Basseterre now.
And the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood has been renamed SMALLWOOD. and as I said before the MV Caribou has been renamed the CARIBO. That is all the news I got for now.

Kyle

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #123 on:** August 22, 2011, 18:28:04 »

The choice of names doesn't sound good for their futures... :/

danny · « **Reply #124 on:** August 22, 2011, 18:51:34 »

Quote from: Cat320DL on August 22, 2011, 17:38:53

Well more news on the MV Caribou and the sister MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood.
The MV Caribou and MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood have been re-registered to Basseterre now.
And the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood has been renamed SMALLWOOD. and as I said before the MV Caribou has been renamed the CARIBO. That is all the news I got for now.

Kyle

The fact that the caribou has been renamed to caribo leads me to belive that its next use is going to be as tin cans :/

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