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Tall ships dock in Port Alberni
July 3rd, 2008
With boating season in full swing, boat stealing season kept apace, with two incidents reported over the past week.
The first incident took place Wednesday, June 25, when police received a report of theft of a long shaft 9.9 HP Evinrude outboard motor from a boat moored in French Creek Marina.
The motor, valued at approximately $4,000, was taken some time between June 21 and 25.
A second incident, reported on Friday, June 27 saw police investigating the theft of a 10-foot sail powered Walker Bay boat from a dock beside a boathouse on Judges Row in Qualicum Beach. The value of the boat is estimated at $2,000.
• The big fish are biting and the big boats are docking at Schooner Cove.
Fairwinds assistant wharfinger Clair Davies noted the 72-foot Amazing Grace III has tied up to the dock, while a couple of other ships, between 50 and 77-feet in length, are slated to turn up soon.
Meanwhile, fishing fans are beginning to pull in some nice spring salmon, he said, with Reg Bartrom reeling in a 25 pounder off the coast of Gerald Island.
• With the hot weather finally arriving, residents and visitors on Vancouver Island will be heading to the beach to cool off, and the Canadian Navy wants to make sure they're safe while they do it.
To this end, they're putting out the word about what to do if swimmers find a marine location marker.
The markers can wash up on shore and, although usually safe, contain phosphorous, which can be dangerous and cause severe burns if handled improperly.
The markers are buoyant smoke and flame-producing devices used by ships and aircraft as a positional marker on the water's surface. Although they are designed to sink when expended, they sometimes don't completly burn up, floating and eventually washing up on the shore.
They are unpainted aluminum and may have a green band on the forward end, with CCC written in white letters.
If found, they should not be touched. Rather, police or military officials should be contacted in order to properly dispose of the markers.
• Fans of wooden ships will want to mark July 11 and 12 on their calendars and be prepared to drive over the hump to Port Alberni for the Festival of Sails.
One of the featured ships slated to hove to for the event will be the replica of the famous ship, HMS Bounty. The original Bounty, while sailing from Tahiti in 1789 with a cargo of breadfruit, was taken over by first mate Fletcher Christian. The captain, William Bligh, was set adrift and managed to cross 3,618 nautical miles in an open, 23-foot boat with 18 men, arriving with only one casualty in Timor.
The ship has been celebrated by Hollywood, with the 1960 film, Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. The replica played a major part in that film, as well as the more recent Pirates of the Caribbean II.
Other ships slated to attend include HMCS Oriole, Hawaiian Chieftain, Lady Washington, the Nina, and many others.
news@pqbnews.com
Original Source:
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/parksville_qualicumbeachnews/news/22916639.html
July 3rd, 2008
With boating season in full swing, boat stealing season kept apace, with two incidents reported over the past week.
The first incident took place Wednesday, June 25, when police received a report of theft of a long shaft 9.9 HP Evinrude outboard motor from a boat moored in French Creek Marina.
The motor, valued at approximately $4,000, was taken some time between June 21 and 25.
A second incident, reported on Friday, June 27 saw police investigating the theft of a 10-foot sail powered Walker Bay boat from a dock beside a boathouse on Judges Row in Qualicum Beach. The value of the boat is estimated at $2,000.
• The big fish are biting and the big boats are docking at Schooner Cove.
Fairwinds assistant wharfinger Clair Davies noted the 72-foot Amazing Grace III has tied up to the dock, while a couple of other ships, between 50 and 77-feet in length, are slated to turn up soon.
Meanwhile, fishing fans are beginning to pull in some nice spring salmon, he said, with Reg Bartrom reeling in a 25 pounder off the coast of Gerald Island.
• With the hot weather finally arriving, residents and visitors on Vancouver Island will be heading to the beach to cool off, and the Canadian Navy wants to make sure they're safe while they do it.
To this end, they're putting out the word about what to do if swimmers find a marine location marker.
The markers can wash up on shore and, although usually safe, contain phosphorous, which can be dangerous and cause severe burns if handled improperly.
The markers are buoyant smoke and flame-producing devices used by ships and aircraft as a positional marker on the water's surface. Although they are designed to sink when expended, they sometimes don't completly burn up, floating and eventually washing up on the shore.
They are unpainted aluminum and may have a green band on the forward end, with CCC written in white letters.
If found, they should not be touched. Rather, police or military officials should be contacted in order to properly dispose of the markers.
• Fans of wooden ships will want to mark July 11 and 12 on their calendars and be prepared to drive over the hump to Port Alberni for the Festival of Sails.
One of the featured ships slated to hove to for the event will be the replica of the famous ship, HMS Bounty. The original Bounty, while sailing from Tahiti in 1789 with a cargo of breadfruit, was taken over by first mate Fletcher Christian. The captain, William Bligh, was set adrift and managed to cross 3,618 nautical miles in an open, 23-foot boat with 18 men, arriving with only one casualty in Timor.
The ship has been celebrated by Hollywood, with the 1960 film, Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. The replica played a major part in that film, as well as the more recent Pirates of the Caribbean II.
Other ships slated to attend include HMCS Oriole, Hawaiian Chieftain, Lady Washington, the Nina, and many others.
news@pqbnews.com
Original Source:
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/parksville_qualicumbeachnews/news/22916639.html
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