And here I thought the Arctic ice was getting thinner.

“Aker Arctic Technology of Finland will be joining a team led by STX Canada Marine, to design the Canadian Coast Guard’s future flagship, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker,” says this article on IANSlive.
 
Several stories tall and able to accommodate 100 personnel, the new vessel “will be able to operate autonomously for 270 days in the Arctic, over a larger area and in more difficult conditions than any of Canada’s current icebreakers.”
 
“The new ship will be able to break through 2.5 metres (7 feet) of ice at three knots, according to a statement of Good News, a Finland based news portal.”
 
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