Ship movements on this beautiful day..June 16,2013

A beautiful passenger vessel named Yorktown arrived at the inner pilot station before 1000h this morning and APA pilot Capt. Scott MacDonald took it in to the dock at Port Hawkesbury where i'm told that two tour buses whisked the passengers away for some sightseeing.

Meanwhile the bulk carrier Salarium was being toped off with salt at Mulgrave  and was scheduled for a 2000h sailing.

At the Nustar Dock in Point Tupper APA pilot Capt. Elias Dorey took the crude oil tanker Americas Spirit off the dock shortly after 1200h as it was loaded with 570,000 barrels of crude destined for Bayway N.J.

The next tanker lined up to go to Nustar was the Atlas Voyager brought in by APA Capt. Tony Pierce and docked with the assistance of the tug Svitzer Bedford with Capt. Jean Gallant at the helm and the Point  Chebucto commanded by Capt. Derek King.

At 1830h APA pilot Capt. Rick Hanlon took the passenger vessel Yorktown off the dock at Port Hawkesbury and transitted Canso Lock heading north much to the delight of its passengers who  seemed to relish this event.

The Salarium got off the dock at Mulgrave  shortly after 2000h with APA capt. Tony Pierce on the bridge ,turned and made its way to the inner pilot station in waning evening light