Martin Leduc
@dieselduckster.bsky.social
Propensity for adventures; striving to be a useful human. Marine Engineering professional sailing on commercial ships all over the world.
Creator of www.dieselduck.net, a website for Marine Engineers, online since 1997.
From Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Creator of www.dieselduck.net, a website for Marine Engineers, online since 1997.
From Nanaimo, BC, Canada
The BC MoT changes course on much delayed and overbudget new ferry for Kootenay Lake, fires WPM as project managers.
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B.C. transportation ministry changes Kootenay Lake ferry project manager - Nelson Star
Western Pacific Marine had been in charge of building the new vessel
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December 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The BC MoT changes course on much delayed and overbudget new ferry for Kootenay Lake, fires WPM as project managers.
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The movie probably most responsible for my seafaring career. A tanker swallowing submarines, a submarine lotus, underwater lair, how cool is that!
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The movie probably most responsible for my seafaring career. A tanker swallowing submarines, a submarine lotus, underwater lair, how cool is that!
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Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire #Lytton
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire - BC News
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire #Lytton
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Two suspected Russian spies slipped into the UK this year aboard commercial cargo ships, before moving near military bases & critical infrastructure.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Two suspected Russian spies slipped into the UK this year aboard commercial cargo ships, before moving near military bases & critical infrastructure.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
An @theipaper.com investigation reveals how The Kremlin is using European shipping lanes as covert infiltration routes.
Potash port fiasco pits provincial governments at each other's throats, just like the king of chaos wants.
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Potash mine was openly seeking a port, so why was Eby government in the dark?
Vaughn Palmer: Nutrien considered some 30 factors in the decision and the Washington state port came out ahead in most of them
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December 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Potash port fiasco pits provincial governments at each other's throats, just like the king of chaos wants.
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❗️Turkish shipping company Beşiktaş Shipping has announced the complete cessation of operations with Russia following explosions on its tanker Mersin off the coast of Senegal.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
❗️Turkish shipping company Beşiktaş Shipping has announced the complete cessation of operations with Russia following explosions on its tanker Mersin off the coast of Senegal.
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One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
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One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
[By John Coyne]A tanker sprinting against the clock to beat a cyclone shouldn’t be a national-security storyline—but last week it became one. As Trop...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
One Tanker's Dash to Darwin Shows Australia's Thin Margins for Energy
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I believe employers like the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because it is akin to slavery, much like how ships are crewed. An exploitable, disposable workforce.
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Why Canadian bosses love hiring foreign workers
Douglas Todd: Low-skill guest workers toil longer hours, with fewer absences, for less pay than Canadian domestic workers.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I believe employers like the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because it is akin to slavery, much like how ships are crewed. An exploitable, disposable workforce.
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ANOTHER container ship fire.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ANOTHER container ship fire.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
This time in Wilmington, Delaware on board the Liberian-flagged container ship Chiquita Voyager. Wilmington Fireboat 7 is on scene.
The ship had come in from Puerto Cortes, Honduras having sailed on Nov 20 and arriving Wilmington on Nov 25.
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Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
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Public-listed Jones Act companies - endangered species
Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
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November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Public-listed Jones Act companies – an endangered species: Just three Jones Act shipping companies are listed in the US in 2025 compared to eight back in 2008
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Firefighters onboard MV ONE Henry Hudson have taken the term surround and drown to a new level with 80% flooding of cargo hold #3 in which the burning containers were contained.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Firefighters onboard MV ONE Henry Hudson have taken the term surround and drown to a new level with 80% flooding of cargo hold #3 in which the burning containers were contained.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
Crews are piercing any containers with hot spots to cool. The scene has been turned over to the salvage company.
Hell of a way to find the problem!
"The Dali, at almost 1,000 feet, is as long as the Eiffel Tower is high, with miles of wiring and thousands of electrical connections. Finding this single wire was like hunting for a loose rivet on the Eiffel tower"
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"The Dali, at almost 1,000 feet, is as long as the Eiffel Tower is high, with miles of wiring and thousands of electrical connections. Finding this single wire was like hunting for a loose rivet on the Eiffel tower"
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Baltimore bridge collapse traced to one loose wire - Splash247
The National Transportation Safety Board in the US said Tuesday that a single loose wire on the 300 m long containership Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to the vessel veering and contactin...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hell of a way to find the problem!
"The Dali, at almost 1,000 feet, is as long as the Eiffel Tower is high, with miles of wiring and thousands of electrical connections. Finding this single wire was like hunting for a loose rivet on the Eiffel tower"
splash247.com/baltimore-br...
"The Dali, at almost 1,000 feet, is as long as the Eiffel Tower is high, with miles of wiring and thousands of electrical connections. Finding this single wire was like hunting for a loose rivet on the Eiffel tower"
splash247.com/baltimore-br...
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B.C. tech and shipbuilding firms eye boom from Ottawa’s defence push #BritishColumbia #Canada
Former federal defence minister Harjit Sajjan secured as unpaid adviser to ensure B.C. is on Ottawa's radar
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Former federal defence minister Harjit Sajjan secured as unpaid adviser to ensure B.C. is on Ottawa's radar
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B.C. tech and shipbuilding firms eye boom from Ottawa’s defence push | CBC News
Ottawa has earmarked billions of dollars for national defence and some B.C. companies see it as a golden opportunity.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
B.C. tech and shipbuilding firms eye boom from Ottawa’s defence push #BritishColumbia #Canada
Former federal defence minister Harjit Sajjan secured as unpaid adviser to ensure B.C. is on Ottawa's radar
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former federal defence minister Harjit Sajjan secured as unpaid adviser to ensure B.C. is on Ottawa's radar
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sea lion image near Powell River one of National Geographic's Pictures of the Year #PowellRiver
Sea lion image near Powell River one of National Geographic's Pictures of the Year - BC News
An image taken 90 kilometres northwest of Vancouver has been named one of the best National Geographic pictures of 2025.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sea lion image near Powell River one of National Geographic's Pictures of the Year #PowellRiver
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As #COP30 negotiations continue, @unctad.bsky.social is shaping discussions on how trade, finance & investment drive climate action.
The link between growth & emissions is weakening – but not fast enough.
We give countries actionable policy advice for a just, climate-resilient transformation.
The link between growth & emissions is weakening – but not fast enough.
We give countries actionable policy advice for a just, climate-resilient transformation.
The link between economic growth and carbon emissions is weakening – but not fast enough to keep global heating from reaching levels that could trigger more extreme weather, sea-level rise and other serious impacts.
@unctad.bsky.social's Insights ▶️ ow.ly/3IJF50XslE3
@unctad.bsky.social's Insights ▶️ ow.ly/3IJF50XslE3
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As #COP30 negotiations continue, @unctad.bsky.social is shaping discussions on how trade, finance & investment drive climate action.
The link between growth & emissions is weakening – but not fast enough.
We give countries actionable policy advice for a just, climate-resilient transformation.
The link between growth & emissions is weakening – but not fast enough.
We give countries actionable policy advice for a just, climate-resilient transformation.
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On Saturday, the United States Sailing Foundation and The Sailing Foundation presented Capt. John McMillen with a letter of commendation for his and the Suquamish crew’s quick actions that helped save two sailors on March 8.
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On Saturday, the United States Sailing Foundation and The Sailing Foundation presented Capt. John McMillen with a letter of commendation for his and the Suquamish crew’s quick actions that helped save two sailors on March 8.
Alaska bound cargo barge taking on water in the inside passage off Bella Bella, on BC's central coast.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Alaska bound cargo barge taking on water in the inside passage off Bella Bella, on BC's central coast.
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Looted barge returns: Brooklyn Bridge’s unexpected journey: Thieves attacked damaged vessel when it grounded in the Bahamas
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Looted barge returns: Brooklyn Bridge's unexpected journey
A Trailer Bridge barge that was looted after it grounded in the Bahamas is on the way back to Jacksonville.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looted barge returns: Brooklyn Bridge’s unexpected journey: Thieves attacked damaged vessel when it grounded in the Bahamas
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