The Coast Guard’s newest fisheries science ship is due to steam through The Narrows of her home port of St. John’s around 3:00 p.m. today. Initially, the time was estimated for noon, however, it has since been updated.
The John Cabot, named for the famed Italian explorer, was officially launched into the water at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver last summer. She recently sailed through the Panama Canal on her way back to Canada.
As the CCGS John Cabot sailed past Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, it was greeted by these beautiful #Dolphins splashin’ around 🐬
Wait….did Echo, our dolphin mascot from @CCGCollege, send his friends to come say hello? 😍 Lucky us! pic.twitter.com/k9qSSD2DvC— Canadian Coast Guard (@CoastGuardCAN) January 19, 2021
“Are we there yet?”
ALMOST! 😆
CCGS John Cabot has finally made its way through the Panama Canal! The ship will now be transiting through the Atlantic Ocean towards its home port in St John's, #NewfoundlandAndLabrador. Stay tuned for more updates! pic.twitter.com/ioOcm9PzmW— Canadian Coast Guard (@CoastGuardCAN) January 25, 2021
The Cabot will carry out fishing and acoustic surveys, collect information on the amount and location of various species, and gather data on marine ecosystems and the impact of human activity on fish and habitats.
She’s scheduled to begin her science missions in April.
The John Cabot, along with sister ships Capt. Jacques Cartier and Sir John Franklin were built as part of the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy.
