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No Freighter Anchorages!


2024 June 27th - Times Colonist - Daytime anchorage arrival now protocol for freighters in Southern Gulf Islands


Checks anchorages every hour, last checked January 19 at 6:13 pm



Captain Pass
Cowichan Bay
Houston Pass
Kulleet Bay
Ladysmith
Plumper Sound
Trincomali
13 Freighters

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The number of ships currently at each anchorage zone is shown next to the clickable zone button.
Zoom and drag like any other Google Map, hover over or click on a ship for details and a photo.

3 Pink Freighter expected.
0 Green En route.
3 White New in the last 24 hours.
9 Blue Less than 1 week.
1 Gold 1 to 2 weeks.
0 Red More than 2 weeks.
0 Purple Big annoyance, over 3 weeks.

  Underway
Date Days Zone Anchor Photo Ship Type Length Agency
Expected
Jan 20
LadysmithFSHAIL LUSAILBulk228Wheelhouse
Expected
Jan 20
Plumper SoundAES LEADERBulk200Northwest
Expected
Jan 19
Trincomali5PABURBulk225Northwest
Departed
Jan 19   12:09 pm
9Houston Pass1BELITABulk199Colley West

  At Anchor
Arrived Days Zone Anchor Swing Photo Ship Type Length Agency
Jan 1912:05 pm0 Trincomali9 8 KM KEELUNGBulk229Colley West
Jan 190:40 am0 Plumper SoundB 4 AQUAPRIMABulk229Sino Star
Jan 189:40 pm0 LadysmithC 6 INES CORRADOBulk229Trans-Oceanic
Jan 185:02 pm1 Trincomali1 4 NAVIOS CORALIBulk292Mason
Jan 181:30 pm1 Cowichan BayC 6 GOLDEN CONFIDENCEBulk299ACGI
Jan 1812:45 pm1 Trincomali4 6 ROSEMARYBulk292Mason
Jan 1811:00 am1 LadysmithE 5 ROYAL NEPTUNEBulk229Colley West
Jan 1710:40 pm1 Trincomali8 6 ARGONAUTBulk229Northwest
Jan 156:55 am4 Cowichan BayA 7 PAN MUTIARABulk229Colley West
Jan 156:05 am4 Cowichan BayF 7 GITABulk229Northwest
Jan 145:54 am5 Trincomali3 6 AMEMPTOSBulk229Colley West
Jan 1310:30 pm5 Plumper SoundC 0 NORD AURIGABulk229Wheelhouse
Jan 105:52 pm9 Trincomali6 0 BULK GINZABulk292Trans-Oceanic

Ship Agency Phone Email
ACGI SHIPPING (604) 891-7448 (24 Hours)
COLLEY WEST SHIPPING (604) 687-3733 colley@colleywest.bc.ca
GFY MARINE GROUP (604) 985-5938 http://www.gfygroup.com/Contact.html
LBH SHIPPING CANADA (604) 599-8103 info@lbhcanada.com
MASON AGENCY (604) 689-8628 masonagency@bcshipping.ca
MONTSHIP 1-800-663-0274
NAVITRANS SHIPPING AGENCY (604) 689-9555 (24 Hours) Ops@Navwest.com
NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL (604) 640-7497 van-ops@nortonlilly.com
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHIP & CARGO SERVICES (604) 924-1830 (24 Hours) van-ops@nortonlilly.com
SINO STAR MANAGEMENT (604) 243-8555 sinostarmgt@gmail.com
TRANS-OCEANIC SHIPPING (604) 684-2388
WHEELHOUSE SHIPPING AGENCY (604) 891-5555 (24 Hours) office@wheelhouseshipping.com
WILHELMSEN PORT SERVICE INC. (604) 434-7447 (24 hours) wss-van-shipsagency@wilhelmsen.com

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The South Coast Ship Watch Alliance

The South Coast Ship Watch Alliance is a coalition of community groups in the Southern Gulf Islands, Cowichan Bay,
Ladysmith and Saltair. Environmentalists, concerned citizens, home owners and residents with a purpose to sound
the alarm about bulk freighters anchoring in local waterways and the many negative impacts they are having on
our environment, our homes and our communities.

Mission is to push government, industry and the Port of Vancouver to find solutions that will stop the use of
Southern Gulf Island waterways as a free parking lot for bulk freighters bound for Vancouver terminals.

The South Coast Ship Watch Alliance members are:

  • Anchorages Concern Thetis
  • Cowichan Bay Ship Watch Society
  • Freighter Free Chemainus
  • Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages Society
  • Ladysmith Anchorage Watch
  • Plumper Sound Protection Association
  • Ruxton Anchorage Watch
  • Salt Spring Island: Protect The Islands Sea (PTIS)