CCGS Captain Molly Kool is a Canadian Coast Guard converted medium class icebreaker. [8] She was originally built as an icebreaking anchor handling tug Vidar Viking for Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore in 2001.

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The Medium Icebreaker program involves converting three Icebreaking AHTS vessels into mission-specific CCG vessels. The first vessel known as the CCGS Capital Molly Kool (previously Vidar Viking) was completed in 2018.

•The CCGS Captain Molly Kool has been operating in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence since January, 2019. •The vessel and crew have already performed many essential icebreaking duties and numerous escorts. This document, and more, is available for download from Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net

Dec 18, 2018 · LEVIS, Que. -- The first of three new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers refitted at Quebec's Davie Shipyard will be named after a female maritime pioneer. The Coast Guard took possession today of CCGS Captain Molly Kool at a ceremony at the shipyard across the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City.

Aug 24, 2022 · Two of the three icebreakers have been delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS Captain Molly Kool and CCGS Jean Goodwill, with the third icebreaker, CCGS Vincent Massey, expected in 2022. The icebreakers measure …

Biographical Information: Myrtle (Molly) Kool, the first female licenced ship¿s captain in North America. Born in Alma, New Brunswick in 1916, Molly was the daughter of a Dutch sea captain. She spent summers sailing on the waters in and around the Bay of Fundy with her father, learning about life at sea and becoming an accomplished sailor.

Get the details of the current Voyage of CAPTAIN MOLLY KOOL including Position, Port Calls, Destination, ETA and Distance travelled - IMO 9199646, MMSI 316038803, Call sign VAAE.

CCGS Vincent Massey joins sisterships CCGS Jean Goodwill and CCGS Captain Molly Kool in providing icebreaking services in Eastern Canada’s waterways, including the St Lawrence River and Gulf and the Atlantic region.

Mar 28, 2024 · This Medium Interim Icebreaker was added to the Fleet to provide interim capacity to deliver Icebreaking and Search and Rescue operations while the older vessels in the fleet undergo a rigorous Vessel Life Extension Program.