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Gal Ross Sea
Photo Credit: Ray Warren photo Vancouver BC July 18, 1982 |
| Registry #1 | 801805 (Canada) | Registry #2 | 8127787 (IMO) | Registry #3 | (India Register) |
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| IMO# | 8127787 | MMSI# | 419187000 | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1982 | Arctic Nanook | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | 1994 | Gal Ross Sea | Name 7 | ||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1982 | Place | North Vancouver | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 138' x ? x ? |
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| Builder | Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | 47m x 13m x 4m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
| Gross Tonnage | 841 | Type 1 | Tug, anchor-handling |
| Registered Tonnage | 255 | Type 2 | |
| Engine | 2 diesel 8 cylinder engines (1982) | Engine Manufacture | Krupp MaK. Maschinebau G.mb.H. Kiel Germany |
| Repower | Propulsion | Screw | |
| Rebuilds | Call Sign | ATGD | |
| Pendant # | Masters |
| Owner(s) |
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| In 1982-1994 she was owned by Arctic Transportation Ltd., Calgary AB Canada. In 2015-2016 she was owned by GOL Offshore, Mumbai India. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1991-12-19 |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| This vessel was operated under lease to Esso Resources Canada Ltd., as ice-breaking supply vessels. This vessel had a crew of 12 with accomodation for six passengers or extra crew for anchor handling operations. In 1989 under the command of Captain Selby Wiseman this vessel completed a partial transit of the Northwest Passage eastward from Tuktoyaktuk to Peel Sound and Lancaster Sound. In 2016 this vessel is currently sailing under the flag of India |
| References |
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| Canada List of Shipping; MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia |
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