While barges and tugboats are a usual sight to Sechelt residents, it’s not every day a carrier comes to fill up at the Heidelberg Materials gravel conveyor.
Canadian Steamship Lines (CSL) TECUMSEH, a self-discharging bulk carrier departed from Long Beach, California on Oct. 17 and arrived at Sechelt early this morning.
Sailing under the flag of the Bahamas, Her length overall is 228.6 meters and her width is 32.26 meters.
The TECUMSEH was built in 2013 and can carry over 17,000 tonnes of cargo which it can discharge at rates of 4,200 - 6,000 metric tonnes per hour depending on the material.
Jordan Copp is the Coast Reporter’s civic and Indigenous affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
Words missing in article? Your adblocker might be preventing hyperlinked text from appearing.
