The coast guard was to take ownership of the vessel in 2017 but that was before welding defects were discovered, forcing it back in for more work. The three science vessels together are to cost $687 million. Internal emails obtained by The Canadian Press through access-to-information law show senior coast guard officials scrambling for answers after the collision, whose cause still has not been revealed. The government has said it expects to receive the second and third so-called offshore fisheries science vessels, the CCGS Capt. Seaspan has also been tapped to build the navy’s two new support ships as well as 16 “multipurpose vessels” for the coast guard.

Source: National Post July 06, 2019 13:52 UTC