Good Bye Shimushir - underway, escorted by Prince Rupert Port Authority AND Smit Clyde

http://www.vesselfinder.com/en-us?imo=9179385

Smit Clyde

Charles Hays

These Prince Rupert Port Authority Rescue Vessels are supposed to protect our coastlines from Tanker distress?

Vessel Report from PRPA as of October 26, 2014

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Shimushir  Oct. 27, 2014 17:56pm

22:02 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in your local time

Shimushir Oct. 28, 2014 12:01

Then again there's the loop de loop at the beginning, why do it in such tight quarters, without or without Smit Clyde

Upon closer inspection of the image above .....  the ferry route from Prince Rupert to Skidgate is called Yellowhead Highway # 16 .... shouldn't the ferry be FREE?

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Checkmate: Russian Naval Fleet land locked? 

Gallipoli

 Anonymous  October 27, 2014 at 10:09 AM

Hello Ramdane Abane

Did we mention that it's an LNG tanker?

Ramdane Abane has been disabled in the Dardanelles.
The incident occurred today in the Canakkale Strait around 9 am local time. The vessel was turning the Kilitbahir narrows, Dardanelles' narrowest point when it suffered an engine failure.
The 274-metre vessel is laden with 80,000 tonnes of LNG and was accompanied by three tugs during the incident. The cause of the blackout is still unknown. Having been assisted by the tugs, the captain of the LNG tanker was able to control his vessel.
Ramdane Abane (IMO number 7411961 and MMSI 605076080) was built in 1981 and is registered in Algeria. The deadweight of the vessel is 83,296 DWT.

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October 31, 2014 Update from Anonymous Comment

http://nwcoastenergynews.com/2014/10/23/6928/simushir-adrift-alaska-ready-bc-canada-not/

 Map shows where the Emergency Towing System is deployed across Alaska/. (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation)