{"id":704,"date":"2014-10-27T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/?p=704"},"modified":"2014-10-27T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T16:23:00","slug":"princess-of-acadia-replacement-due","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"Princess of Acadia Replacement Due."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe greek ferry Blue Star Ithaki, will be the replacement for the Princess of Acadia. The federal Government previously announced<\/a> that the Ferry would be replaced, and Greek media are reporting that the ferry has been sold and will be sailing for Canada, having completed her last Greek trip October 26th.<\/p>\n

Built in Korea, she was delivered in 2002. She can carry 1500 passengers, and has few cabins due to the short runs in Greece. Shipfax reports she is due for 4 months of work (and presumably interior renovations) at Pier 9, before going into service.<\/p>\n

She Evidently can Take heavy Weather:<\/p>\n

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\nThe Princess of Acadia is currently at the shipyard in Mechins PQ for Bow Thruster repairs.<\/p>\n

UpDate:
\nThe Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport and the Honourable
\nDiane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today
\nannounced that the Government of Canada has entered into an agreement
\nfor the purchase of a ferry vessel to replace the MV Princess of Acadia<\/em>, which serves the Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia ferry route.<\/p>\n

A purchase agreement was signed on October 10, 2014 to acquire the MV Blue Star Ithaki<\/em> from a private ferry operator located in Greece at a cost of approximately $31 million EURO ($44.6 million CAN).<\/p>\n

On November 27, 2013, the Government of Canada issued a Public Notice
\n for the planned purchase of an existing ferry on buyandsell.gc.ca.
\nFollowing an extensive evaluation process, which involved identifying
\nand assessing the suitability of candidate vessels from all over the
\nworld, including Canada, the MV Blue Star Ithaki<\/em> was selected
\nas representing the best value for Canadians and having the capacity to
\nmeet the operational requirements of the Saint John-Digby ferry service.
\n The vessel\u2019s introduction into service is expected in 2015.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival of the vessel in Canada, modifications will need to be
\nmade for the vessel to meet Canadian safety regulations and
\ncompatibility with existing shore-based infrastructure and operation in
\nthe Bay of Fundy.<\/p>\n

\nQuick Facts<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • The MV Blue Star Ithaki<\/em> is a Greek-flagged Roll On-Roll Off
    \n (RO-RO) passenger ferry vessel built in 2000 by Daewoo Industries. It
    \nis in excellent condition with at least 20 years of useful life
    \nremaining. A RO-RO vessel is designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as
    \nautomobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers, and railroad cars
    \nthat are driven on and off the vessel on their own wheels.<\/li>\n
  • The MV Blue Star Ithaki<\/em> is 124 metres in length and 19
    \nmetres in breadth, with a cruising speed of 20 knots. It has modern
    \nonboard amenities and segregated car and vehicle decks.<\/li>\n
  • The Saint John-Digby ferry service is operated year-round by Bay Ferries Ltd. (BFL), using the Transport Canada-owned MV Princess of Acadia<\/em>. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has provided approximately $38 million to support this service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \nThe Blue Star Ithaki <\/p>\n
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