Scientists 'in shock' after Canada's premiere icebreaker docked for repairs

Misc CDN | 263 hits | Jan 29 6:55 pm | Posted by: Hyack

The icebreaker at the heart of Canada's premier Arctic science program has been pulled from service, leaving researchers scrambling to find other ships to take them to the North.

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by bootlegga
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:42 pm
This is exactly why Canada needs more than one heavy icebreaker. We should be building tat least wo replacements, not just the CGS Diefenbaker.
by BartSimpson
Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:10 pm
Canada has but one ship to patrol the Arctic? And it's alongside for the forseeable future?

On the upside of this news I guess the Northwest Passage is open to US & Russian submarine traffic again.
by PublicAnimalNo9
Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:38 pm
"BartSimpson" said
Canada has but one ship to patrol the Arctic? And it's alongside for the forseeable future?

On the upside of this news I guess the Northwest Passage is open to US & Russian submarine traffic again.

Yeah, like either country has respected Canada's Arctic sovereignty regardless.
by jeff744
Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:08 pm
So we find billions of dollars for jets that can't even communicate from the North but only find enough cash to build one icebreaker? Why not bring back the Polar 8 project so we can actually do something?
by andyt
Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:16 pm
Premiere means first performance - so it was barely out to sea and it needed repairs?
by bootlegga
Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:20 pm
"andyt" said
Premiere means first performance - so it was barely out to sea and it needed repairs?

No, in this case, it means it is Canada's best equipped vessel for Arctic research.
by andyt
Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:21 pm
That would be premier. Just as it's not premiere Redford.
by BartSimpson
Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:00 pm
"PublicAnimalNo9" said
Canada has but one ship to patrol the Arctic? And it's alongside for the forseeable future?

On the upside of this news I guess the Northwest Passage is open to US & Russian submarine traffic again.

Yeah, like either country has respected Canada's Arctic sovereignty regardless.

The Force is strong in this one.