FW: TANKERS
>
> Subject: Fwd: Fw: TANKERs
> From: Rafe Mair [mailto:rafe@rafeonline.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:10 AM
> To: rafe@rafeonline.com
> Subject: TANKERS
>
> RAFE HERE … below is an op-ed piece in this morning's Vancouver
> Province (I nearly fainted!) which is an absolute MUST READ
>
> It's by Captain Edward Wray an 87 year old veteran mariner
>
> PLEASE let's pass this on to all within your reach
>
> I write this article from the perspective of an old-timer who has a
> few tidbits of wisdom from my time on this planet. These thoughts are
> to do with the fed's and Enbridge's so-called plan to run supertankers
> through the narrow passages out of Kitimat. One word sums this up:
> poppycock.
>
> I have been capable and qualified to sail any ship this world had to
> offer - and in charge of some of the largest vessels used on the B.C.
> coastline.
>
> I've sailed every part of this coast, seen just about every kind of
> storm, squall or system, and I've experienced every kind of tide,
> current or cycle imaginable. So, I believe I am qualified to ask: Why
> would any-one in their right mind ever consider running supertankers
> through the seascape around Kitimat?
>
> Every skipper would describe the conditions in B.C. as
> "unpredictable." There are simply too many variables at play to
> guarantee safety, and there have been only too many wrecks to prove it
> (U.S. warship M.S. Zalinski, currently leaking its 700 tons of fuel
> oil into the estuary, and the Queen of the North that sunk as recently
> as 2006).
>
> When sailing these waters, even simple navigation presents
> difficulties. Given the size of these mammoth vessels, the distances
> for stop-ping would be measured in kilometres, not feet. Assisted by
> tugboats, they would need to proceed at a snail's pace, which leads to
> the next challenge.
>
> There is not a career captain on the coast who hasn't seen a storm
> come out of nowhere. It would be simply impossible to avoid one. And
> when Mother Nature kicks up a fuss in those straits, hell hath no fury
> . . .
>
> Tides are another thing. The reason there is no standard depth along
> here is they shift so frequently. This wouldn't pose as much of a
> threat if not compounded by currents and high winds that can blow
> several feet of water up and down the inlets.
>
> I'm sure that this is only scratching the surface of the variables
> that would make a disaster here more probable than possible. I could
> spend more time discussing the possibility mechanical failure, human
> error, the futility of double-hulled tankers in this terrain, or
> contain-ing a spill here. But really this is not the purpose of the
> article.
>
> My main objective is to shed some light on what appears to be a shell
> game the Harper government is playing on us. These people are either
> complete idiots or taking us for fools, and I don't believe they're
> idiots.
>
> If I were in the position of the current government and Enbridge, who
> are so obviously in bed together, and I wanted to push through
> something so obviously against the interests of Canada in general and
> B.C. in particular, I would do the following:
>
> Propose something so egregious and unsavoury, such as a plan to run
> supertankers through some of the most volatile but pristine, beautiful
> area Canada has to offer. And when a decision is to be made, and
> opposition is at its highest, make a concession rerouting the pipeline
> to a "safer" harbour, most likely Prince Rupert, which was the plan
> all along.
>
> In this plot, the attention would be focused on a probable massive
> disas-ter on the coast and turned away from the probability of
> numerous smaller disasters along the pipeline itself. By the time the
> dust settles, the pipeline construction would begin. And there would
> be no recourse.
>
> This plan might also be designed to try to defeat aboriginal interests.
>
> It is my understanding that in order to pass legal muster in regards
> to passing this through First Nations' territory, the government must
> both "consult" these communities and "accommodate" their interests. It
> appears this fall-back may be the "accommodation" necessary to meet
> that legal test, if the First Nations challenge the decision in court.
>
> My message to British Columbians is: Don't be fooled. Stand up before
> it's too late, or we'll be choking on raw bitumen for generations to
> come - and all so a few fat cats in Alberta and China can reap
> billions.
>
> I implore you, don't let these greedy corporate hacks steal my
> great-grandchildren's legacy. Thank you.
>
> Edward Wray is an 87-year-old retired West Coast sea captain who spent
> nearly half a century on the water
>
> © Copyright (c) The Province
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ·
>
>
>
> Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/Harper+playing+shell+game+pipeline/6759174/story.html#ixzz1xPWhsEqH
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
> Subject: Fwd: Fw: TANKERs
> From: Rafe Mair [mailto:rafe@rafeonline.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:10 AM
> To: rafe@rafeonline.com
> Subject: TANKERS
>
> RAFE HERE … below is an op-ed piece in this morning's Vancouver
> Province (I nearly fainted!) which is an absolute MUST READ
>
> It's by Captain Edward Wray an 87 year old veteran mariner
>
> PLEASE let's pass this on to all within your reach
>
> I write this article from the perspective of an old-timer who has a
> few tidbits of wisdom from my time on this planet. These thoughts are
> to do with the fed's and Enbridge's so-called plan to run supertankers
> through the narrow passages out of Kitimat. One word sums this up:
> poppycock.
>
> I have been capable and qualified to sail any ship this world had to
> offer - and in charge of some of the largest vessels used on the B.C.
> coastline.
>
> I've sailed every part of this coast, seen just about every kind of
> storm, squall or system, and I've experienced every kind of tide,
> current or cycle imaginable. So, I believe I am qualified to ask: Why
> would any-one in their right mind ever consider running supertankers
> through the seascape around Kitimat?
>
> Every skipper would describe the conditions in B.C. as
> "unpredictable." There are simply too many variables at play to
> guarantee safety, and there have been only too many wrecks to prove it
> (U.S. warship M.S. Zalinski, currently leaking its 700 tons of fuel
> oil into the estuary, and the Queen of the North that sunk as recently
> as 2006).
>
> When sailing these waters, even simple navigation presents
> difficulties. Given the size of these mammoth vessels, the distances
> for stop-ping would be measured in kilometres, not feet. Assisted by
> tugboats, they would need to proceed at a snail's pace, which leads to
> the next challenge.
>
> There is not a career captain on the coast who hasn't seen a storm
> come out of nowhere. It would be simply impossible to avoid one. And
> when Mother Nature kicks up a fuss in those straits, hell hath no fury
> . . .
>
> Tides are another thing. The reason there is no standard depth along
> here is they shift so frequently. This wouldn't pose as much of a
> threat if not compounded by currents and high winds that can blow
> several feet of water up and down the inlets.
>
> I'm sure that this is only scratching the surface of the variables
> that would make a disaster here more probable than possible. I could
> spend more time discussing the possibility mechanical failure, human
> error, the futility of double-hulled tankers in this terrain, or
> contain-ing a spill here. But really this is not the purpose of the
> article.
>
> My main objective is to shed some light on what appears to be a shell
> game the Harper government is playing on us. These people are either
> complete idiots or taking us for fools, and I don't believe they're
> idiots.
>
> If I were in the position of the current government and Enbridge, who
> are so obviously in bed together, and I wanted to push through
> something so obviously against the interests of Canada in general and
> B.C. in particular, I would do the following:
>
> Propose something so egregious and unsavoury, such as a plan to run
> supertankers through some of the most volatile but pristine, beautiful
> area Canada has to offer. And when a decision is to be made, and
> opposition is at its highest, make a concession rerouting the pipeline
> to a "safer" harbour, most likely Prince Rupert, which was the plan
> all along.
>
> In this plot, the attention would be focused on a probable massive
> disas-ter on the coast and turned away from the probability of
> numerous smaller disasters along the pipeline itself. By the time the
> dust settles, the pipeline construction would begin. And there would
> be no recourse.
>
> This plan might also be designed to try to defeat aboriginal interests.
>
> It is my understanding that in order to pass legal muster in regards
> to passing this through First Nations' territory, the government must
> both "consult" these communities and "accommodate" their interests. It
> appears this fall-back may be the "accommodation" necessary to meet
> that legal test, if the First Nations challenge the decision in court.
>
> My message to British Columbians is: Don't be fooled. Stand up before
> it's too late, or we'll be choking on raw bitumen for generations to
> come - and all so a few fat cats in Alberta and China can reap
> billions.
>
> I implore you, don't let these greedy corporate hacks steal my
> great-grandchildren's legacy. Thank you.
>
> Edward Wray is an 87-year-old retired West Coast sea captain who spent
> nearly half a century on the water
>
> © Copyright (c) The Province
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ·
>
>
>
> Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/Harper+playing+shell+game+pipeline/6759174/story.html#ixzz1xPWhsEqH
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
>
>
>
>
> --
> Vicki Louise Robichaud
> #101 - 305 rue Villeneuve est.
> Montreal, QC H2T 1L7
>
> PO Box 273,
> South Road
> Gabriola, V0R 1X0
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