Discovery Channel is Premiering a New Show and it's Going to be Awesome

Investigative television + ships + disasters = I’ll be on my couch, thanks.

Over the Waves: M/V Flare

The bulk carrier was making a routine crossing, but her lack of seaworthiness meant she never saw her destination.

In the Harbour: DSSV Pressure</em> Drop</em></span>

In the Harbour: DSSV Pressure Drop

One rainy afternoon in September, I spotted an interesting vessel at the Harvey’s new secure berth downtown. Turns out, she isn’t just a unique looking ship; she comes with quite a long, interesting oceanographic research history as well. Today, I bring you the DSSV Pressure Drop.

In The Harbour, InternationalHeather ElliottJanuary 10, 2019In The Harbour, USNS, NOAA, Oceanography, Research, Exploration, Pressure DropComment

In the Harbour: USNS Zeus</em> (T-ARC-7)</span>

In the Harbour: USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7)

Since the summer of 2017, this ship has visited St. John’s a few times. With her unique design, she stands out among the regular run of supply, Coast Guard, and fishing vessels that frequent the harbour. Today we’re looking at the USNS Zeus.

In The Harbour, InternationalHeather ElliottJanuary 3, 2019Ship, US Navy, Cable Laying, USNS, ZeusComment

Over the Waves: Santa Maria Manuela

I am fortunate to know some very creative and amazing people, and sometimes I'm fortunate enough to be asked to participate in their projects! Today at 2:30pm, I'll be joining Lacy O'Connell and Andrew Winter of Winconnell Films at The Rooms to talk about their new short documentary, "Sailor on the Hill".

Over the Waves: Margaret Olwill

Built and owned by James P. Smith (J.P & L.A. Smith) of Chicago, the Margaret Olwill was a steam freighter during an era when almost all goods and services were delivered by ship to the communities along the water’s edge. A reliable vessel, her wood and steel hull kept her sturdy against the weather of the Great Lakes.

In The Harbour: NRP Viana do Castelo

UPDATED: August 19th, 2017

Wondering what that navy vessel is in the harbour this weekend? Take a peek at this article I wrote in 2014 that tells you all about it. As of this edit, there are four other vessels of this same class under construction in Portugal - Sines, Setúbal, Funchal, and Aveiro - at the WestSea Shipyard. Sines was launched on May 3rd, 2017 and is set to join the navy June of next year (2018). Setúbal is on schedule to be launched in 2019. Funchal and Aveiro are scheduled to begin construction later this year. The Viana do Castelo-class ships will gradually replace the current Baptista de Andrade-class corvettes in the Portuguese fleet.

Over The Waves: SS Princess May

The Canadian Pacific Railway had been expanding its range since it’s creation in 1881, increasing their portfolio to include both railways and steamships ,and creating a way from someone to travel from Liverpool, UK to Japan, China, or Hong Kong without ever needing to change carriers. In 1901, they purchased the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company and added West Coast coastal ships to their list of services. This new division, the Canadian Pacific Railway Coast Service, sailed a fleet of “Princess” ships from Vancouver, BC to Skagway, Alaska. One of these ships is the one whose story we’re looking at this week – the SS Princess May.

Over the Waves: M/S World Discoverer

Happy Tuesday, everyone. This week, we're travelling back outside Canadian waters, but still sticking with the theme of close-to-shore wrecks. When I was looking for a topic this week, this one struck me not because the ship had a particularly enticing career, or because she was a mega-ship, but because she was so recent. With such interest in the wreck of the Costa Concordia just a couple of years ago, I was genuinely surprised that as recently as 2000 this particular ship had just been left to rust away in a secluded cove of the Solomon Islands. This week, we look at the wreck of the M/S World Discoverer.

Over the Waves: USS Truxtun

At the beginning of the Second World War, it was decided by the Allied forces that perhaps Newfoundland was more strategic of a location than they had previously thought. Being closer to Europe that anywhere else in North America, and being an island, gave it an advantage that land-based ports didn't have. Unfortunately, the effects of the Depression and the FIrst World War were still being felt, and Newfoundland could not afford to build any new defences on its Island shores. The Americans built two bases - one in St. John's, on the site of Pleasantville (the old training grounds of the Newfoundland Regiment) and one in Argentia, along the south shore. One night in 1942, however, this arrangement would prove costly for two ships of the American fleet: the USS Pollux and the USS Truxtun. This weeks entry is going to focus on the loss of the Truxton.