Coal trans-shipments has been going on in Chedabucto Bay for a couple of years now usually a couple of miles off the Guysborough County side in the deep water anchorages.the vessels involved are big cape-sized behemoths that average 290 to 300 meters long and about 45 meters wide.They partially load in baltimore or Norfolk on the U.S. side and sail up to our bay,drop the hook and eventually a smaller self-unloading bulker like the Baldock pictured here will be nudged into position with the aid of a tug like the Point Valiant and will rest against the yokohama fenders while the topoff os in progress..If the weathers good most of these take 24 to 30 hours and both vessels are underway to their destinations.Pictured here is the Empress at anchor and the Baldock with APA pilot Capt. Tony Pierce on the bridge giving orders to Capt. Jerry Maltby master of the tug Point Valiant..