The Canadian Coast Guard's hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week. Seaspan Shipyards is already two years behind schedule to deliver the CCGS Sir John Franklin, one of three new fisheries science vessels the British Columbia shipbuilder is producing for the federal government. The shipyard is working to determine the cause of the crash and whether it will further delay delivery of the vessel to the coast guard. Workers in North Vancouver B.C., gather at the unveiling of the Sir John Franklin offshore fisheries science vessel on Dec. 8, 2017. That in turns drives up costs and forces the coast guard and navy to continue older ships or stop gaps.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 20:25 UTC