Budget Shoals claim UVic’s ship
Rendering of UVic’s research ship The University of Victoria much heralded planned “new” ship, dedicated to research, has fallen victim to budgets. The ex Canadian Coast Guard vessel, Tsekoa II, was obtained from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the project. Grandiose plans to cut it, stretch it, and rework the entire propulsion system to a complex hybrid system,...