shipping this week.

The Canadian Forces science ship Quest made an unscheduled stop in Bermuda on Monday morning after a crew member suffered a broken ankle in heavy seas.

And the Bermuda Islander ran into a fierce winter storm shortly after leaving Bermuda last Thursday.

John S. Darrell reported the Quest berthed at Penno's Wharf. After the seaman, George Gill, was taken to hospital for treatment, she remained for rest and minor generator repairs.

The ship is equipped to handle icy seas and is used by the Canadian navy for scientific research, including experiments in Arctic waters.

The Russian bulk carrier Vasiliy Musinskiy , en route from St. Petersburg to Maine with a cargo of steel coils, was forced to stand by in Murray's Anchorage yesterday because it was too rough for her to come alongside St.

George's oil docks. She had stopped here for bunkers.

Harbour Radio said the ship would have to remain off Bermuda until the weather abated.

Yesterday afternoon, the Singapore-flagged tanker Eagle Orion was expected to call because the Canadian pilot who boarded her to guide her out of Halifax waters was unable to get off due to high seas and gale-force winds in the region.

"The pilot boat usually comes alongside the ship and the pilot gets off, but it was too rough so he had to stay with the ship,'' a Harbour Radio spokesman said.

The plan was to disembark him here, but it may well prove too rough, in which case the pilot will be going to Colombia, the tanker's final destination.

There was good news for the Island's newspaper publishers -- Harnett & Richardson reported the single-deck paper carrier Abitibi Macado delayed by "hurricane-force'' winds, will arrive this morning.

En route from Botwood, Canada to Curacao, she will berth in Hamilton shortly before 7 a.m. to disburse newsprint for local Press companies. Her departure will be delayed due to repairs. An engine motor is being flown in from Toronto and one of her cranes needs work. The carrier was originally expected in Bermuda on Sunday.

"This is the worst weather we've had so far,'' said one cadet off the Norwegian naval training ship Christian Radich . She sailed into Bermuda on Sunday, berthing at Ordnance Island where she will remain for a two-week visit.

The 84 male and female cadets on board are expected to take part in classes at the Penno's Wharf cruise terminal. Corporation. She arrived in Bermuda from Antigua and is headed for the Azores.

Container Ship Management reported the Oleander arrived as scheduled despite the elements, offloading 102 dry containers, 27 refrigerated containers, two 40-foot mafis and a 40-foot trailer. She was in on Monday morning and out on Tuesday morning.

Meyer Agencies reported the Somers Isles arrived from Florida on Sunday with 74 containers, including eight refrigerated containers. Her loose cargo included four boats, among them a 37-foot Bertram and a 27-foot Tiara. She also offloaded a tractor, a Ford Ranger truck, a new stacker for Stevedoring Services, a forklift, 17 bundles of lumber, 58 packages of steel for various customers and four bundles of PVC pipe. She sailed on Monday.

Meyer also reported the US Navy supply ship Strong Cajun arrived on Monday to pick up empty containers from Marginal Wharf.

The Bermuda Islander was unable to make her scheduled call this week after encountering "one of the worst winter storms this season'' on her way back to the US last Thursday. "They were steaming ahead into winds of 70 knots-plus at times,'' an agent said.

Nevertheless, the Bermuda Islander and crew arrived safely on Tuesday night after five days at sea.

She was due to depart for Bermuda that night so that she can be back here for Saturday.

BISL chartered the Scan Hawk as a cargo replacement ship.

EMERGENCY QUEST -- The Canadian Forces Arctic-region scientific research ship Quest made an unscheduled stop in Bermuda on Monday to get hospital treatment for a crew member who broke his ankle on deck when a huge wave swept aboard.

She remains at Penno's Wharf this week for rest and repairs.