Davie Shipyard employees and also participants of the Canadian Coast Guard at the shipment of CCGS Jean Goodwill in Lévis,Quebec [Image: Canadian Coast Guard]
The Canadian Coast Guard has actually taken the shipment of the CCGS Jean Goodwil l, the secondly of 3 tool acting icebreakers produced by Davie Shipbuilding in Lévis, Quebec, with the conversion of a previous icebreaking AHTS,
Davie got the 3 previous overseas market ships– Viking II, Balder Viking and also Vidar Vikin g– for the acting icebreaker program from Viking Supply Ships ABDOMINAL in 2018. All 3 Norwegian- constructed vessels were initially provided in 2011.
The conversion operate at Davie was finished under the 3rd column of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy which covers vessel repair service, refit, and also upkeep.
The CCGS Jean Goodwill is called in honor of the late Jean Goodwill, an Officer of the Order ofCanada Goodwill was a Cree registered nurse from the area of Little Pine Nation in Saskatchewan that in 1954, ended up being Saskatchewan’s initial Indigenous female to complete a nursing program. Goodwill is likewise an establishing participant of the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada and also a modern leader of public health and wellness solutions for Indigenous individuals.
The conversion job and also refit finished on the CCGS Jean Goodwill consisted of boosting icebreaking capacities and also endurance, updating the propulsion control system, navigating and also interaction electronic devices, renovations to the galley and also boosted staff holiday accommodation ability.
