CSL photos on Flickr

It's not often in Victoria that one gets a close look at one of the big bulk carriers that routinely pass us by on their way to and from the port of Vancouver, so when the Tecumseh moored for a while at Pier B, Ogden Point, I got as close as I could.

CSL stands for Canadian Steamship Lines, the shipping company in which former prime minister Paul Martin once had an interest.

The Tecumseh is one of the self-unloading sort of bulk carriers. While it may be a Canadian-owned ship it flies a flag of convenience, the Bahamas'. Looking at the ship close up one is not inclined to disbelieve its stated vital stats: 43,691 tonnes, 228.6 metres in length with a 32.26m beam. Its hold capacity is 71,476 cubic metres.

It was built in 2013, not in Canada of course, but China.

CSL 2 by Lauren Stroz

Somehow still around, that stack still hasnt fallen off... CSL caboose #2 sits outside their shops.

CSL TRANSPORT by jimmy cooke

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volvo fh 480 jimmys truck named princess jenny and phantom 309!!!

CSL Rojas by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Rojas, 2010, terminado

CSL: Parkville Operations by Rare Disease Day

CSL Supports Rare Disease Day!

CSL (176) by Blue Ocean Medical, Lda.

Fotógrafa: Catarina Lopes (cslopes.com)

CSL Laurentian by Alan C of Marion,IN

At Port Huron, MI passing under the Blue Water bridges.

CSL Arenales by Gestión Abierta

CSL Arenales, 2010

CSL Gonzalez Chaves by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Gonzalez Chaves, terminado, 2010

CSL_4253 by HCCCivicandCommunityEngagement

cslassinb81818_rb by Rod Burdick

CSL Assiniboine, morning view on the St. Clair River (August 18, 2018)

CSL TRANSPORT M222CSL by kevin vincent

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AT BRANDS HATCH TRUCK RACING WEEKEND

CSL_1179_楓林社區 by Orange-Tree

Encontro da CSL no Rio de Janeiro by PSB Nacional 40

Encontro da Coordenação Socialista Latino-americana no Rio de Janeiro debate transparência e corrupção.

Foto: Humberto Pradera

CSL Chivilcoy by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Chivilcoy, 2010, terminado

CSL Chivilcoy by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Chivilcoy, 2010, terminado

CSL FallCraft NYU by Richard Stanway

CSL by Craig

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csl_plasma_3 by Autism Society of Greater Akron

CSL Chivilcoy by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Chivilcoy, 2010, terminado

CSL Rojas by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Rojas, 2010, terminado

CSL Chivilcoy by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Chivilcoy, 2010, terminado

CSL Arenales by Gestión Abierta

CSL Arenales, 2010

CSL Bragado by Gestión Abierta

CSL, Bragado, 2010, terminado

CSL Halifax by ROBERTO ALLACONDRO

The CSL Halifax, Canadian Steamship Lines last steam powered lake boat. Here she is loading coal at the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna New York, for trans-shipment to Naticoke across Lake Erie.

CSL_5437 by HCCCivicandCommunityEngagement