The Canadian Coast Guard took supply of a 3rd transformed industrial icebreaker, the CCGS Vincent Massey. The medium icebreaker is to function a substitute whereas the older icebreakers of the Canadian Coast Guard endure upkeep.
The transformed industrial vessel, Vincent Massey, beforehand often called Tor Viking, was bought by the Canadian authorities in 2018. The 2600 dwt icebreaker was constructed in Norway within the 12 months 2000 and was in industrial service for 18 years earlier than being bought by the Canadian authorities.
The Vincent Massey is rated to interrupt three toes of ice repeatedly on the velocity of three knots and has a most velocity of 16 knots in open water. A number of upgrades have been made to the vessel whereas it was being transformed to serve the Canadian Coast Guard. The crew lodging capability was elevated, a heavy raise crane was added, the ship’s icebreaking functionality and endurance have been enhanced, and different work was performed for the vessel to adjust to the Canadian Coast Guard regulatory necessities. The icebreaker was transformed at Chantier Davie in Lévis, Quebec.
CCGS Vincent Massey, CCGS Jean Goodwill, and CCGS Captain Molly Kool are all transformed industrial icebreakers within the Canadian Coast Guard. They have been bought in 2018 and the ultimate acquisition value for all three vessels got here as much as be round $660 million. The icebreakers have been acquired to not interrupt the icebreaking companies in Atlantic Canada, the Nice Lakes, the Arctic, and St. Lawrence whereas the older icebreakers in Coast Guard’s service went by means of a life extension and a upkeep program. Though these Vessels are designated as “interim icebreakers”, they are going to be serving for the following 15 to twenty years.
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