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BBC EMERALD & SCOTIA TIDE - IMO 9504750

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Photographer:
andrecas [ View profile ]
Captured:
Oct 15, 2016
Location:
Saint John, Canada
Photo Category:
Shipping
Added:
Oct 15, 2016
Views:
301
Image Resolution:
3,648 x 2,116

Description:

Berthed pier 3A discharging 2nd of two tidal power turbines.
Tied alongside BBC EMERALD is the barge SCOTIA TIDE (IMO9776303). Tied alongside the barge SCOTIA TIDE are the tugs ATLANTIC CEDAR (IMO9324928) AND ATLANTIC BEAR (IMO9451147).
The BBC EMERALD unloading the 2nd of two tidal power turbines (the first turbine arrived in Saint John mid August aboard the barge SCOTIA TIDE). Closer view of turbine #1 on following upload....
www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2515488

The two 16-metre diameter turbines are designed to generate electricity from the extreme Bay of Fundy currents.
The turbines were built in the Pictou shipyard for Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between the Province of Nova Scotia utility "Emera" and "OpenHydro", a French owned, Irish based tidal development firm.
The turbines will sit on steel subsea bases which will be ballasted (filled) with concrete.

See following link for more on Emera....
www.emera.com

See following link for more on Cape Sharp Tidal....
www.capesharptidal.com

See following link for more on openhydro. If you open the "news" tab, there is a schematic of what the turbines look like mounted on their underwater bases...
www.openhydro.com

Following partial excerpt from Globe and Mail newspaper....
"The 16-metre-diameter turbines were set to be lowered to the sea floor this past summer in the Minas Passage off Parrsboro, N.S., at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), a site established to try out large-scale in-stream tidal turbines and connect them to the power grid. A technical set-back and environmental issue(s) have slowed the timeline for getting the machines in the water".

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
BBC EMERALD
Current flag:
Antigua And Barbuda
Home port:
St. John's
Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
12,838 tons
Summer DWT:
14,371 tons
Length:
153.5 m
Beam:
23.45 m
Draught:
9.1 m

AIS Position
of this ship

Last known position:
16°40’36.55” N, 101°39’35.85” W
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
15.4kts, 112.2° (111°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Balboa
 - Arrival:
28th Apr 2024 / 12:00:16 UTC
Last update:
1 day ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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