Tramper and Pure One

The visit of the heavy lift ship Tramper seems to to have elicited more interest in its deck cargo than the boilers it came here to load. Oh well.
Yesterday the two boilers were loaded without incident:

 1. Note the crane operator on the platform, using a portable control unit. Unlike other ships these cranes have no operator's cab - the operator can move to any one of a number of positions to improve sight lines.

This morning as the ship sailed, it was possible to get a somewhat better look at the deck load "super yacht", but due to deep shadows, photos were iffy.

2. Tramper outbound this morning - next stop Gibraltar.

I have now positively identified the yacht as Pure One, a 151-6" long, 190 ton Leopard 46. Built in 2008 , and refitted in 2012, by Cantieri Navali Arno in Italy, it is powered by 3 MTU engines giving it a top speed in excess of 32 knots, and 26 knots for cruising. It accommodates 10 guests with 5 crew. Charter rates are quoted at 180,000 Euros.
The boat is available in the Med in summer and the Caribbean in winter.
For  more on the yacht see the sales ad here:

http://www.edmistoncompany.com/luxury-yachts-for-sale/pure-one-24/

and an inspiring video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBgoUfH1_0

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Tramper - more

I did manage to squeeze my camera through the chain link fence for the arrival of Tramper today. (See previous post).

1. In a snow shower, Tramper rounds pier 26 with a deck load of luxury yachts, with the tug Atlantic Larch giving a hand.

There still appears to be a booming business in transporting yachts from the location to location for the seasons. By my count Tramper had five boats on deck. A small motorboat in a tarp, a small sport cruiser, a sloop rigged sail boat (with mast standing), a traditional luxury yacht and an ultra-modern modern luxury yacht. Despite all these, number one hatchway appeared to be ,ore or less clear to load the tow boilers in Halifax. 

2. Not visible in the 2003 visit due to ice, the BigLift name is front and centre on the ship's huge breakwater.

2. The bow of a traditional style cruising yacht is just visible. It is stowed in its own cradle on the port side. (Yacht's name not visible).

3. An ultra-modern yacht is stowed on the starboard side. A sloop rigged sailboat's mast is visible behind it. (Yachts' names not visible).

4. The pilot is conning the ship from the bridge wing high above the main deck, where two more boats are stowed (see also photo #1). Note the bridge wing has a retractable section to meet St.Lawrence Seaway regulations, which forbid bridge wings from extending beyond the ship's side, due to the depth of the lock chambers.

Tramper due

The heavy lift ship Tramper is due Sunday to load a pair of packaged boilers. Since it will be docking at pier 24, an almost impossible place to get a photo in these days of high security, I am posting a file photo instead.
On a previous visit February 13, 2003 the ship arrived very heavily iced up. When it docked on February 14, there was so much ice that the ship's own crew could not remove it and a shore gang was hired. They brought in steam generators to free up the hatches and loading gear.
The ship unloaded three Mammoet cranes for Fort McMurray on that trip, and sailed again February 17.

Tramper was built in 1999 by Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, and measures 6714 gross tons and 8734 deadweight tonnes. It is fitted with two cranes each rated at 275 tonnes. They can combine for a 500 tonne lift. Owners are BigLift Shipping BV of the Netherlands, a subsidiary of the Spliethoff Group. BigLift's own web site shows their ships in action: http://www.bigliftshipping.com/

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