Coast Guard Retiring Key Ocean Science Vessel, Replacement Delayed yet Again

Coast Guard Retiring Key Ocean Science Vessel, Replacement Delayed yet Again
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel sits off the coastline of Iqaluit on Aug. 2, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government says it is being forced to retire one of the country’s most important science vessels, even as work on its replacement has hit yet another snag.

The Canadian Coast Guard announced this afternoon that age has finally caught up to the 59-year-old CCGS Hudson, and the science vessel is being decommissioned.