by Guest » August 18, 2014, 8:03 am
Middle rouge wrote:Is it possible that the Sundew might see some work breaking ice in the near future? I know she is still operational.
I doubt it. The ship is privately owned, so the owner would need to hire a sufficient crew, buy what would probably be a great deal of insurance and risk damage to the vessel's engines and hull. I doubt the USCG or LCA would pay enough to make it a profitable venture.
Also, I think bringing old boats out of retirement might be construed by some as implying that the Coast Guard made a mistake by retiring them or that the current generation of vessels can't handle the ice, and nobody at the USCG is going to want to do that.
[quote="Middle rouge"]Is it possible that the Sundew might see some work breaking ice in the near future? I know she is still operational.[/quote]
I doubt it. The ship is privately owned, so the owner would need to hire a sufficient crew, buy what would probably be a great deal of insurance and risk damage to the vessel's engines and hull. I doubt the USCG or LCA would pay enough to make it a profitable venture.
Also, I think bringing old boats out of retirement might be construed by some as implying that the Coast Guard made a mistake by retiring them or that the current generation of vessels can't handle the ice, and nobody at the USCG is going to want to do that.