There is more bad news for the research trawler CCGS Alfred Needler. A report on the Vesseltracker.com web site today (January 19) states that the ship received structural damage to its starboard side potable water tank while alongside at the Bedford Institute (BIO) in Dartmouth. No date was given.
Some recent bad weather, with high winds and waves may have been the cause of the damage even though the BIO dock is well sheltered. The Needler has been alongside at the BIO since December 18 of last year after an engine air failure and a trawl winch breakdown caused the ship to return to port. See Shipfax post of December 22, 2022.
Repairs to the previous damage were to be completed in February, and the ship was to enter an unplanned life extension according to press reports.
Extent of the latest damage is not visible from the Halifax side of the harbour, but is assumed to be above the waterline.
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