Sunday, December 9, 2012

Still Watch

Built for the Canadian Government as the coast gaurd research vessel Ville Marie in 1960-1984
Purchased by a religous organization she was renamed Heavenbound.
Renamed in 1995 Still Watch
Sporting the unoffficial name Vast Explorer in 2002 she was used in 22 episodes of a fictional TV series called Adventures inc. starring Michael Biehn, mostly shot in the Toronto harbour. It was discontinued after the death of one of the principle actors after the first season. 
she weighs 390 tons and was built by the Russel Brothers of Owen Sound
to this day she is still used as a research/survey vessel.
home port Pentetang...Images here shot at Parry Sound.





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