Limited Access to Tiller Wreck

[Ian]

Notice: There will be limited access to the Port Dalhousie Tiller wreck from May 14 to May 24th.

Parks Canada and ASI Group will be continuing the Hamilton & Scourge survey during this time period and will also be doing survey work (mostly High Definition filming) on the Tiller wreck during this time period. If the survey vessel is over the site there will be no room for any other boats as all diving will be conducted under ministry of labour regulations.

As our existing mooring system is not capable of handling the vessel being used (70 foot, 58 ton) we have been asked to tie it down for this period of time. We will be marking the stern and the bow with small jugs and light line so that the CCGS Griffon (234', 2212ton) may place a heavy block about 100' off the port bow for the survey vessel to use.

Unfortunately the Coast Guard is no longer allowed to place blocks for private moorings and can not leave this block for us to use. They plan on removing it as well as the Hamilton and Scourge blocks on the 23 & 24th. ASI Group has offered to place a block for us after the 24th. As many of you know, the system we have in place now lost 1/3 of it's capacity when the rebar pulled out of one of the three blocks.

I'll let everyone know when our line has been refloated and buoy attached. Ian