New Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships

Steel cutting officially started yesterday at Irving Shipbuilding Inc for the first of two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. 🚢
These ships are multi-role vessels equipped to support various missions such as humanitarian aid, science and icebreaking.
Renewing our fleet ensures that our personnel can continue to carry out their critical work, while enhancing our capability to support vital operations.
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[@49mooser]

Great to see our fleet is expanding.Bravo👍

[@offthecuffadventureswithjamie]

Will be great additions to the fleet!

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Outstanding ! Thank you for your service

[@ozmazza6309]

Would be interesting to see what accomodation areas look like in your vessels

[@JollyOldCanuck]

Apparently the Coast Guard variants of the AOPS are more expensive than the Navy variants because they have to meet civilian standards for crew accommodation and safety, so the crew quarters are probably pretty good.

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

We need a few more, there’s a lot of coast, with a lot of maritime traffic.

[@officialboomtish214]

I see a different helicopter on the helipad… CCGS Seahawks/Blackhawks confirmed?

[@offthecuffadventureswithjamie]

Apache 🤭💪🏻

[@ThePRCommander]

Why is the design so compact?

[@krispayne729]

I'm just curious. Why isn't the Canadian coast guard vessels? Gonna be armed with the same 25 mm bushmaster cannon that the Canadian navy has for the Harry Dewalt Arctic patrol vessel. The Canadian navy's underarmed in the Canadian coast guard. No gun, absolutely no gun, nada.

[@CaptainAwesomeA]

These ships are not armed because there is no role they perform that would require them. Canada's Coast Guard is primarily a civilian agency responsible for various missions such as search and rescue, environmental protection, icebreaking, fisheries enforcement, and navigation assistance. It's not directly responsible for law enforcement or military operations on the coasts that would require the organization to be armed. This is unlike the US Coast Guard, which performs a broader law enforcement role and combats higher rates of drug trafficking, piracy, etc.

[@MrMolack]

@@CaptainAwesomeA But do they have minimum protection in case that they are threatened?

[@michaeldowson6988]

At most, the Canadian Coast Guard might have to deal with smugglers...but not in the Arctic. You're free to smuggle as much ice as you can carry!

[@pluggap]

@@MrMolackyes, its called the military.