I've been going through old files, clearing them out, when I came across these photos of the Zhen Hua 4 delivering a container crane in Halifax to Bedford Basin.
They had to time the delivery to an extremely low tide to get under the older suspension bridge.
Look at how low the ship is ballasted. I wonder how marginal she is on stability
Heavy lift, March 2002
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Re: Heavy lift, March 2002
I Guess she was ballasted right down to get under the Bridge, once she was inside Harbour limits, there is no requirement to maintain a Freeboard.
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I remember that, I was standing at the bottom of Jameson St, in Dartmouth. I believe it came from Colon, in Panama?
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Yes, BP. Just as a note, they are redecking that bridge. They have a gantry that travels along the suspension wires. They attach to a section, cut it loose, lower it to a barge, attach to the next section and raise it. The original girders are above the deck, the new decking have them under so there will be a view as you drive. They are going to raise the deck 3 feet or so when they are done to allow the larger ships more air space.
I have no idea where the delivery was from JJ.
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I have no idea where the delivery was from JJ.
My email folder is full of nuggets from 10-15 years ago.
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Aye, but bringing in the gantry was several years before redecking began. I watched the transit of the crane with a friend who has been dead since 2003
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