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Monday, January 27, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Bristol Bay (WTGB 102), Neah Bay (WTGB 105), and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley broke the Manitoulin free from the ice Saturday
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Coast Guard Icebreakers Free Trapped Bulk Carrier ‘Manitoulin’ on Lake Erie

U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels successfully freed the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Manitoulin after it became trapped in Lake Erie’s thick ice

January 27, 2025
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Friday, September 15, 2023
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
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Canadian Coast Guard Dedicates Third and Final Secondhand Medium Icebreaker

The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the medium icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey to its fleet at a dedication to service ceremony in Quebec City.

September 15, 2023
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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Bunker Fuel Spill Reported at Vancouver Island Port

The Canadian Coast Guard is responding to a bunker fuel spill at the Port of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The Coast Guard said an

July 26, 2023
Total Views: 1415

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Canadian Government Reveals Huge Investment in Coast Guard’s Small Vessels
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Canadian Government Reveals Huge Investment in Coast Guard’s Small Vessels

The Canadian Government has announced a significant investment to fund the modernization of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessel fleet. The investment,

May 25, 2023
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Monday, January 23, 2023
Containership Spills Fuel in Vancouver Harbor
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Containership Spills Fuel in Vancouver Harbor

The Canadian Coast Guard spent the weekend responding to a fuel oil spill from a containership near Spanish Banks in Vancouver Harbour. The spill was first

January 23, 2023
Total Views: 3511

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
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Canadian Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Third Converted Medium Icebreaker

The Canadian Coast Guard has taken delivery of its third medium icebreaker which it acquired secondhand from the commercial market in 2018. The icebreaker,

October 18, 2022
Total Views: 7623

Friday, July 22, 2022
Ferry Carrying Over 180 Passengers Suffers Engine Room Fire Off Canada’s Prince Edward Island
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Ferry Carrying Over 180 Passengers Suffers Engine Room Fire Off Canada’s Prince Edward Island

A ferry carrying some 200 passengers and crew caught fire and was intentionally grounded Friday morning during a voyage from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward

July 22, 2022
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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Containership MSC Kim Breaks Down in Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Containership MSC Kim Breaks Down in Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Canadian Coast Guard has been monitoring an adrift containership with engine trouble in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Wednesay. The ship, MSC Kim, broke down

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 7844

Thursday, May 6, 2021
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
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Canada Promises Two Arctic Icebreakers in Pre-Election Job Boost

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 6 (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday promised to build two Arctic ice breakers and create hundreds of jobs in two politically

May 6, 2021
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
International Effort to Rescue 31 from Sinking Fishing Vessel Off Nova Scotia
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International Effort to Rescue 31 from Sinking Fishing Vessel Off Nova Scotia

An international search and rescue operation involving the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards and the Royal Canadian Air Force was successful in rescuing 31

March 3, 2021
Total Views: 9156

Monday, November 11, 2019
nana provider grounding
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Alaska Marine Lines Barge Aground in British Columbia

A container barge will spend another night aground on Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada. The barge, named Nana Provider, was being towed by the

November 11, 2019
Total Views: 524

Thursday, August 29, 2019
CCGS Sir John Franklin
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Canada’s First Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels Enters Service with Coast Guard

The Government of Canada has officially dedicated into service the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir John Franklin, the first large vessel built under the National

August 29, 2019
Total Views: 337

Monday, August 5, 2019
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
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Canada Announces Plans for Six New Icebreakers

The Government of Canada has announced plans for the construction of six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. The new vessels will replace existing

August 5, 2019
Total Views: 302

Friday, June 28, 2019
CCGS Sir John Franklin
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Seaspan Delivers First Large Vessel Built Under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

British Columbia-based Seaspan Shipyards has delivered the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin, to the Canadian Coast

June 28, 2019
Total Views: 206

Friday, November 16, 2018
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Canadian Coast Guard Responds to Bulk Carrier in Distress Off Newfoundland and Labrador

The Canadian Coast Guard responded to a vessel in distress off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday following a report that it was taking on

November 16, 2018
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Oil Spill Reported After Tugboat Capsizes Near Vancouver, Canada
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Oil Spill Reported After Tugboat Capsizes Near Vancouver, Canada

The Canadian Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a tugboat which sank overnight on the Fraser River near Vancouver. The Coast Guard reports that

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 99

Thursday, May 17, 2018
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
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ABS Awarded Contract to Class Canadian Coast Guard’s Entire 114-Vessel Fleet

International classification society ABS has been awarded the contract to provide classification and certification services for the Canadian Coast

May 17, 2018
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Friday, March 16, 2018
Nordika Desgagnes bulk carrier
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Bulk Carrier Under Tow After Losing Steering Off Nova Scotia

A 143-meter bulk carrier is under tow back to port after losing steering off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The vessel, the Barbados-flagged Nordika Desgagnes, was

March 16, 2018
Total Views: 247

Friday, February 9, 2018
Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Back in Port After Taking on Water Off Newfoundland
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Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Back in Port After Taking on Water Off Newfoundland

The Canadian Coast Guard patrol cutter CCGS Cygnus arrived safely into St. John’s today following reports that it was taking on water a few hundred

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 174

Friday, February 2, 2018
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U.S., Canadian Coast Guard Renew to Icebreaking Partnership on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard have renewed an icebreaking partnership in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway marine transportation system with the

February 2, 2018
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