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UPDATE: Hebron Tow Out Details/Coordinates

June 13, 2017
06/13/2017

The Hebron Tow from Bull Arm in Trinity Bay has begun as of June 3, 2017.

UPDATE JUNE 13: The rig has reached it’s final destination. 

Waypoints for the tow can be found by clicking here.

Once the platform is moving it will be towed at 4-5 knots using eight towing vessels.

The image above outlines the planned tow route for the Hebron Production Platform. Crab fisheries data is also included on this map.

The specific coordinates for the tow route are listed below (sectioned by waypoints in both UTM and Geographic both NAD83). The tow will require a 1000m corridor (500m on each side of the tow route).

If you have any questions, please contact Robyn Lee at rlee@ffaw.net or 709-576-7276.

 

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.