As the man bobbed past him, he shouted: ‘Just when you thought you’d seen everything!’
We know what we’ll be doing this weekend.
For you boating enthusiast this is a remote control little boat as well
Now these boys got a serious tug
Look closely. See if your eyes and you're mine are deceiving
Have you spotted it yet
Well I'll give you a big hint Theodore to is actually a real tug
Theodore does Port Harbor Tours Halifax Nova Scotia
FIREFIGHTERS HELP THEODORE TUGBOAT
Theodore’s weathered cap gets fresh coat of paint from friends
(August 17,, 2015 - Halifax, N.S.) Sometimes even our big, strong friends need a
helping hand. Theodore Tugboat was concerned that his faded red cap was affecting
his ability to continue to be the best Nova Scotia ambassador he could possibly be.
That’s when regional firefighters, along with two local businesses, reached out to give
their friend Theodore Tugboat a refresh.
On Thursday, August 4th, a voluntary team of seven firefighters, along with their Chief
and an aerial platform, stopped by the Cable Wharf on the Halifax waterfront for a few
hours to give Theodore’s hat a much-needed coat of paint.
“When I heard Theodore needed a paint job I figured who better to provide it than
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency. Afterall, we’re both in the business of helping
people out of tough situations,” said Fire Chief Doug Trussler. “Both Theodore and
firefighters instinctively jump into dangerous situations to make people’s lives better.”
As a fully functioning 105-tonne tugboat, stretching 40 feet high, 65 feet long, with a cap
measuring 15 feet in diameter, the task of re-coating Theodore’s cap is no easy feat.
“Theodore’s important work in the Big Harbour requires him to be outdoors, exposed to
four seasons of weather,” said Mitch Owens, Theodore’s captain, “After this particular
winter, it became quite obvious that it had been ten years since his cap had received a
fresh coat of paint.”
International Paints Akzo Nobel, in Burnside, donated Theodore’s hat paint (annually
donating paint for Theodore’s general upkeep as well) and Atlantic Cat offers him an
annual engine check.
Supervising the painting of Theodore’s cap on Thursday morning were twenty-five pre-
schoolers from St Joseph’s Day Care , who were invited as special guests by Murphy’s
to a dockside viewing area adjacent to where the work was being done.
“Firefighters, plus a fire truck, plus Theodore getting his hat painted was almost too
much excitement for these kids!”, laughed Jeff Farwell, one of the owners of Murphy’s,
“They had so much fun and we were so pleased to host them and to gift them with a
small Theodore-themed souvenir.”
As the star of the popular children’s television show, Theodore Tugboat
now that I have Theodore too and Hank looks like I got to get the other four
Welcome aboard my little boat: the world's biggest cruise liner, Queen Mary 2
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Captain Kevin Oprey stood on the ship’s bulbous bow, which protrudes from the front of the 151,200 tonne liner, to pose for a portrait with his ship.
The photographs, taken to mark the tenth anniversary of the liner in May this year, were shot while she was docked at a port off the coast of Bali.
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Captain Kevin Oprey stands on the bulbous bow of the Queen Mary 2 off the coast of Bali in photographs taken to mark the ocean liner's tenth anniversary in May
It took months of strategic and safety planning to work out how to get Captain Oprey onto the bulbous bow, which helps to stabilise the ship and streamline movement, and dips in and out of the water depending on currents and swell.
But it was an idea too good to pass up.
‘When I suggested we photograph the captain standing on the bulbous bow, they all looked at me like I was a tiny bit mad, but the fact it hadn’t been done was why we had to do it,’ photographer James Morgan told MailOnline.
Mr Morgan was in Sydney last week when he got a call that the conditions in Bali were perfect for the shoot and so he hurried to the Indonesian island to capture the images.
However, by the time he arrived the conditions had worsened and he spent a ‘nervous five or six hours on the bridge’, before the weather calmed and they were able to get the captain safely onto the bulbous bow.
Mr Morgan said ‘safety was paramount’ and they used two safety boats to transport Captain Oprey to the bow. He took the shot from a small boat floating in front of the Queen Mary 2.
Behind the scenes: The Captain, The Bow and The Queen Mary 2
Vulnerable vantage point: Captain Kevin Oprey was dwarfed by his ship in the photographs, standing in front of the 151,200 tonne ship
Mr Morgan, who has been taking photos for Cunard, who own the Queen Mary 2, for ten years, says he wanted to take photographs for the anniversary of the liner that would showcase her beauty.
‘For me, the lines, the shapes, the curves of the Queen Mary 2, make her the most amazing ocean liner in the world, she really is,’ he said.
The Queen Mary 2 accommodates 2,620 passengers and 1,253 crew. In her first 10 years of operation, the ocean liner has undertaken more than 420 voyages including 200 transatlantic crossings.
She is currently completing a round-the-world journey to celebrate the tenth anniversary, culminating with a large celebration in Southampton in May.
In order to capture the size of the liner, the Sydney-based photographer used a very wide angle lens on his Nikon camera.
For Captain Oprey it was an experience he will never forget.
‘The captain was very, very, very excited to be part of it. It’s somewhere he’s never been; he’s always 12 storeys above conducting his team from the bridge,’ said Mr Morgan.
'I talked to him afterwards and he did tell me he felt very alone and very isolated being where he was.'
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The captain said he felt 'excited' but also 'isolated' standing underneath the ship's soaring hull
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The Queen Mary 2 is currently completing a round-the-world voyage to mark its tenth anniversary, which will be marked with
