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Have you heard about the Vancouver Island Tanker Fleet? We have had a rather large one for some time you know. Every time you fuel your car, your boat, your motorcycle, your lawnmower, your tractor or even one of those noisy horrible leaf blowing things, you are using fuel brought here by the Vancouver Island […]
The replica of the SS Beaver, lately tied alongside the now departed Dominion will not be going to Mexico for scrapping as was first thought. It will remain at anchor in Cowichan Bay for the foreseeable future, keeping station out in the Bay at roughly the same spot where the Dominion once floated. Legal issues […]
The Dominion has finally begun it’s last voyage. If we ever see it again, it’ll be in the form of a new steel coffee table, the springs in our new mattress or perhaps even a door panel in a new car. It’s going to the scrap yard, and that’s just fine with everyone in Cowichan […]
UPDATE: The most recent reports from the tug Gaviota indicate that she’ll hook to her tow around midnight tonight, setting out for Mexican Waters with vessels slated for the scrapyard. More information when it becomes available. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
The Dominion I has been fitted with it’s towing bridle. Now it’s just a matter of paperwork and an inspection by a marine surveyor and all systems will be “go” for the trek to Mexico and the scrap yard. Rob Van Riter of San Diego, the man who bought the vessel for $100 from Oregon […]
Update: June 15 2013: New reports indicate that the tow is scheduled to leave Cowichan Bay around midnight Friday June 21. — Read the Saga of the Dominion I here. — There’s a big tugboat in the bay today and it’s possibly here to take one of our nautical landmarks away for good. The Dominion […]
Originally published March 04 2011 A shortage of freight has put parking at a premium for those ocean going bulk carriers calling on ports in the Vancouver area. Burrard Inlet, the normal staging area, is packed full. There’s simply no place for them to go at present. It costs plenty of money to keep a […]
