Davie Awarded Contract for Canadian Icebreaker Design
The Canadian government has awarded a contract to shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Inc. of Lévis, Quebec, for initial work related to the construction of new Program Icebreakers. Under this $19.6-million contract including taxes, Davie will begin work to develop the initial design.A series of six new Program Icebreakers is planned to replace the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) medium icebreakers that operate in Atlantic Canada and the St. Lawrence waterways during the winter, and in the Arctic during the summer.This contract enables the shipyard to initiate project planning phases…
Unpredictable & Dangerous Rogue Waves
Ever since man has taken vessels onto the seas, mariners have reported encounters with monstrous waves that seem to arise out of nowhere from an otherwise average sea state. On his third voyage to the New World in 1498, Christopher Columbus recorded in his logbook that a giant wave lifted up his vessels as they transited the waterway between the Paria Peninsula of Venezuela and the island of Trinidad, a waterway he then named Bocas del Dragón (the Mouths of the Dragon). In 1853…
Arctic Surveys Yielding Data and Savings
U.S.-Canada Arctic Ocean survey partnership saved costs, increased data; 2011 mission concludes joint seafloor survey operations. A recent mission marked the completion of a five-year collaboration between the United States and Canada to survey the Arctic Ocean. The bilateral project collected scientific data to delineate the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline, also known as the extended continental shelf (ECS). The U.S. has an inherent interest in knowing…
CG Arctic Continental Shelf Research
A Coast Guard Cutter Healy boatcrew along with a scientist from Scripps Institution of Oceanography recovered a sonobuoy, Aug. 8, 2009, while on a scientific research mission in the Arctic Ocean. The 1,100-pound sonobuoy spent nearly a year on the ocean floor at a depth of almost 1,000 feet measuring ambient noise at its location. To locate and recover the device the Healy was steered to the position the sonobouy was deployed a year ago. A signal was sent from the cutter to the buoy that commanded it to release the ballast weights that held it to the bottom of ocean. After a 10-minute assent, the device reached the surface and was located by the boatcrew. The crew towed the buoy to the stern of the Healy where it was hoisted onto the ship using a large a-frame crane.
Louis Cruise Lines Acquire New Ship
Louis Cruise Lines reportedly acquired its seventh cruise vessel, boosting the total capacity of its fleet to 5,803 passengers. The vessel, the M/S Mermoz, was bought from Prestige Cruises NV, a member of the Costa Crociere group. The Mermoz has a tonnage of 14,173 and can accommodate 739 passengers in 300 cabins. The vessel will reportedly replace the Ausonia, which is under charter to Britain's First Choice.
Louis Cruise Lines Acquires New Ship
Louis Cruise Lines has acquired its seventh cruise vessel, boosting the total capacity of its fleet to 5,803 passengers. The vessel, M/S Mermoz, was bought from Prestige Cruises NV, a member of the Costa Crociere group. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. The vessel will come under LCL's ownership in November, a company spokesman said. The Mermoz is now operated by Costa, and its last cruise under the Paquet brand is scheduled for October, the spokesman added. The Mermoz has a tonnage of 14,173 and accommodates 739 passengers in 300 cabins. The ship will replace the Ausonia, which is under charter to Britain's First Choice. LCL owns seven cruise boats, and an eighth is under management.
