Upon seeing that HARRY DEWOLF was entering Halifax Harbour yesterday morning, and not having any meetings on my calendar, I was able to nip down to Alderney Landing to take a few photos. The weather did not cooperate, starting off with light fog and ending with actual rain.
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HARRY DEWOLF just rounding George's Island with McNab's Island in the background and a Canadian Coast Guard Bell 412 helicopter in the background.
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One of the Glen tugs approaches HARRY DEWOLF as a CCG RHIB speeds by in the foreground.
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HARRY DEWOLF with George's Island in the background.
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It was at this point that the rain started, which supplanted the fog in degrading my image quality.
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| At this point, I think I got a single shot off before rain coated my front filter, and I had to retreat to the back of the car to clean it off. |
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HARRY DEWOLF passing in front of MV Asterix.
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As the first of a new class of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV), the Navy has been putting HARRY DEWOLF through her paces both in Bedford Basin and at sea, with her most recent cruise a counterclockwise circumnavigation of Newfoundland that also took her into the Northumberland Strait where she had a photo op with the Confederation Bridge. With a planned Arctic passage in 2021, all her systems need to be certified and the crew needs to be well familiar with the ship. It is also a time to root out any inevitable bugs and deficiencies, like some recent fuel pump failures, which presumably need to be fixed under warranty by the shipyard.
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