CCGS Captain Molly Kool
{{Short description|Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=CCGS Captain Molly Cool (tight).jpg |Ship caption=Docked in St. John's Harbour in 2023 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Sweden |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Sweden}} |Ship name=Vidar Viking |Ship owner=Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore |Ship operator= |Ship registry=*Skärhamn, {{SWE}} (2001–2012)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Havyard Leirvik, Leirvik, Norway |Ship original cost= |Ship laid down=14 December 1999{{csr|register=DNV|id=21805|shipname=Captain Molly Kool|accessdate=24 March 2019}} |Ship launched=25 November 2000 |Ship completed=16 February 2001 |Ship in service=2001–2018 |Ship out of service= |Ship identification= |Ship fate=Sold to Canada in 2018 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=title |Ship country=Canada |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Canada|coast guard}} |Ship name=CCGS Captain Molly Kool |Ship namesake=Molly Kool |Ship owner=Canadian Coast Guard |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship acquired=14 December 2018 |Ship commissioned=30 May 2019 |Ship homeport=CCG Base St John's (Newfoundland and Labrador Region) |Ship in service=2019–present |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9199646}}
|Ship fate= |Ship status=In service |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Ship class= |Ship type=Icebreaker, Anchor handling tug supply vessel |Ship tonnage=*{{GT|3382}}
|Ship displacement=6,872{{nbsp}}tons (maximum) |Ship length={{convert|83.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|18|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught=*{{convert|6.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (icebreaking)
|Ship depth={{convert|8.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship ice class=DNV ICE-10 Icebreaker |Ship power=*2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}MaK 8M32 (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}3,840{{nbsp}}kW)
|Ship propulsion=*Two ducted controllable pitch propellers
|Ship speed=*{{convert|16|kn}} (maximum) |Ship capacity= |Ship crew=23 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=(after conversion){{cite web|url= https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-coast-guard/news/2018/12/icebreakers.html|title=Icebreakers Backgrounder|date=14 December 2018 |publisher=Canada.ca|access-date=25 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.davie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/icebreaker-briefing-RESOLUTE-1.pdf|title=Project RESOLUTE Briefing|publisher=Davie.ca|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032937/https://www.davie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/icebreaker-briefing-RESOLUTE-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url= https://inter-j01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fdat/vessels/report/2243|title=CCGS Captain Molly Kool|publisher=Department of Fisheries and Oceans|accessdate=25 January 2019}} |Ship class= |Ship type=Medium icebreaker (CCG) |Ship displacement= |Ship length= |Ship beam= |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship depth= |Ship ice class=*CASPPR Arctic Class 2{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
|Ship power= |Ship propulsion= |Ship capacity= |Ship range={{convert|11000|nmi}} |Ship endurance=42 days |Ship speed=* {{convert|11|kn}} (service) |Ship crew=*19 (9 officers, 10 crew) |Ship notes=Otherwise same as above }} |} CCGS Captain Molly Kool is a Canadian Coast Guard converted medium class icebreaker.[https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/coast-guard-takes-possession-of-new-icebreaker-named-after-pioneer-molly-kool-1.4218430 Coast Guard takes possession of new icebreaker named after pioneer Molly Kool] CTV News 14 December 2018. {{retrieved|accessdate=2018-12-15}} She was originally built as an icebreaking anchor handling tug Vidar Viking for Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.vikingsupply.com/vess_vidar_spec.asp |title=AHTS/Icebreaker Vidar Viking - Main Characteristics |accessdate=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121193207/http://www.vikingsupply.com/vess_vidar_spec.asp |archivedate=21 November 2008 }} {{cite news | url=http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/144 | title=Vidar Viking | publisher=Arctic Logistics Information And Support | author= | date= | accessdate=1 February 2009 | quote= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080802213052/http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/144 |archivedate = 2 August 2008}} The vessel was acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard in August 2018 and was commissioned in May of the next year after refit.Canada's Icebreakers Ships Monthly March 2019 page 6 She is named after the Canadian sailor, Molly Kool. CCGS Captain Molly Kool has two sister vessels, {{ship|CCGS|Jean Goodwill}} and {{ship|CCGS|Vincent Massey}}, both of which are converted offshore vessels. DesignCCGS Captain Molly Kool is {{convert|83.7|m|ft|0}} long overall and {{convert|77.77|m|ft|0}} between perpendiculars. Her hull has a beam of {{convert|18|m|ft|0}} and moulded depth of {{convert|8.5|m|ft|0}}. At design draught, she draws {{convert|6.5|m|ft|0}} of water, but can be loaded to a maximum draught of {{convert|7.22|m|ft|0}} which corresponds to a displacement of 6,872{{nbsp}}tons. Originally built to DNV ice class "ICE-10 Icebreaker", her hull structures and propulsion system will be upgraded to Polar Class 4 level and the vessel will be rated as Arctic Class 2 in Canadian service.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Originally she was served by a crew of 23, but this has been reduced to 19 (9 officers and 10 crew) when the vessel was acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS Captain Molly Kool has four medium-speed diesel engines geared to two controllable pitch propellers in nozzles. She has two eight-cylinder MaK 8M32 and two six-cylinder MaK 6M32 diesel engines rated at {{convert|3840|kW|hp|abbr=on}} and {{convert|2880|kW|hp|abbr=on}} each. With a total propulsion power of {{convert|13440|kW|hp|abbr=on}}, she can achieve a maximum speed of {{convert|16|kn}} in open water and break {{convert|1|m|ft|adj=on}} ice at a continuous speed of {{convert|3|kn}}. In addition, she has two bow thrusters (one fixed, one retractable and azimuthing) and one transverse stern thruster for maneuvering and dynamic positioning. Career= ''Vidar Viking'' (2001–2018) =In 2004, Vidar Viking acted as the drillship for the Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) in the high Arctic. The vessel remained on location in the multi-year polar ice pack for nine days while being supported by the Swedish icebreaker Oden and the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Sovetskiy Soyuz.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecord.org/expedition302/|title=Expedition 302 Arctic Coring|publisher=European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling|accessdate=1 May 2019}} During the expedition, the ship stopped at the North Pole.{{cite web|url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/tourist-latest-north400010|title= North Pole: The Latest Tourist Trap|date=27 October 2015|publisher=MarineLink|accessdate=20 August 2020}} In late January 2010, the Swedish Maritime Administration called for Vidar Viking and Tor Viking to serve as icebreakers in the Baltic Sea. {{cite news |url = http://www.pr-inside.com/transatlantic-apos-s-icebreakers-are-called-in-for-r1693761.htm |title = TransAtlantic's icebreakers are called in for icebreaking in Baltic Sea |publisher = PR Inside |date = 29 January 2010 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100212223739/http://www.pr-inside.com/transatlantic-apos-s-icebreakers-are-called-in-for-r1693761.htm |archivedate = 12 February 2010 |quote = TransAtlantic has a long-term contract with the SMA, which entails that the vessels must be available during the first quarter of the year as required and within ten days for icebreaking in the Baltic Sea. In return, Transatlantic receives an annual basic fee, regardless of whether icebreaking is conducted or not. If icebreaking is conducted, the fee is increased. The contract expires in 2015, with an option to extend for an additional 15 years. |url-status = dead }} The vessels were chartered on a contingency basis — where Trans Viking's parent company, Transatlantic, receives a basic flat fee for the vessels to be available within ten days, without regard to whether they were used. Their previous usage was in 2007. The contract expired in 2015. In February 2010 Balder Viking, Vidar Viking and {{ship||Loke Viking}} were chartered by Edinburgh-based oil company Cairn Energy for four months, starting in June 2010, for drilling operations in Baffin Bay. {{cite news |url = http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/crncf_transatlantic-signs-contract-for-three-of-its-offshore-vessels-778646.html |title = TransAtlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels |publisher = Trading Markets |date = 16 February 2010 |archiveurl = https://archive.today/20100218230042/http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/crncf_transatlantic-signs-contract-for-three-of-its-offshore-vessels-778646.html |archivedate = 18 February 2010 |url-status = dead }} In 2012, the Swedish Maritime Administration agreed to end the charter for Vidar Viking prematurely for the 2011–2012 Baltic Sea icebreaking season and all subsequent seasons. The vessel then provided icebreaking services for the Estonian Maritime Administration for one winter season before heading to Sakhalin where she provided icebreaking, supply and anchor handling services starting from summer 2012 for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Limited. After six months, she was reflagged to Russia and her crew changed to Russians.[https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/russia-sakhalin-energy-hires-vidar-viking-ahts/ Russia: Sakhalin Energy Hires Vidar Viking AHTS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221839/https://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/russia-sakhalin-energy-hires-vidar-viking-ahts/ |date=21 July 2018 }}. Offshore Energy Today, 26 December 2011. {{retrieved|accessdate=21 July 2018}}[http://www.vikingsupply.com/newsarticle/viking-supply-ships-and-sakhalin-energy-start-cooperation%5B%5Bexternal%5D%5D/487127 Viking Supply Ships and Sakhalin Energy start cooperation]. Viking Supply Ships, 30 April 2012. {{retrieved|accessdate=21 July 2018}} Vidar Viking was reflagged to Danish International Register of Shipping in 2016 and to Norway in 2017. = CCGS ''Captain Molly Kool'' (2018–present) =In 2016, Chantier Davie Canada began offering Vidar Viking and her sister ships as a replacement to the ageing Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers under the moniker Project Resolute.{{cite news|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/an-out-of-the-blue-icebreaker-opportunity|title=An Out-of-the-Blue Icebreaker Opportunity|work=Maritime Executive|author=Pierre LeBlanc|author-link=Pierre LeBlanc|date=2 January 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107085857/https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/an-out-of-the-blue-icebreaker-opportunity|archivedate=7 January 2018|accessdate=28 November 2018|url-status=live|quote= Although counter-intuitive, the need for more icebreaker when there is less ice is because the Arctic ice starts moving around early and throughout the shipping season causing largely unpredictable ice dams. This is already reported by the Coast Guard and the marine companies resupplying the Canadian Arctic communities.}} In addition to the three Swedish icebreaking offshore vessels, the offer also included a fourth slightly bigger and more powerful vessel, the US-flagged {{ship||Aiviq}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.davie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/icebreaker-briefing-RESOLUTE-1.pdf|title=Project Resolute|publisher=Davie Shipbuilding|accessdate=20 January 2018|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032937/https://www.davie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/icebreaker-briefing-RESOLUTE-1.pdf|url-status=dead}} In August 2018, Chantier Davie Canada was awarded a Can$610 million dollar contract for the acquisition and refitting of the three vessels.{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-coast-guard/news/2018/12/icebreakers.html| title=Icebreakers| publisher=Government of Canada, Canadian Coast Guard| date=December 2018| accessdate=20 October 2022| url-status=live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220124210854/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-coast-guard/news/2018/12/icebreakers.html| archive-date = 24 January 2022}} On 10 August 2018, Viking Supply Ships announced the sale of its three vessels to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada for a profit of $274 million.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vikingsupply.com/newsarticle/sale-of-ships-including-write-down-of-certain-book-values-in-q2-and-guiding-of-an-expected-loss-in-h2%5B%5Bexternal%5D%5D/3012767|title=Sale of ships including write down of certain book values in Q2 and guiding of an expected loss in H2|website=www.vikingsupply.com|access-date=11 August 2018|date=10 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.marinelog.com/news/viking-supply-confirms-sale-of-icebreaking-ahts-trio-to-canada/|title=Viking Supply confirms sale of icebreaking AHTS trio to Canada|first=Nick|last=Blenkey|work=MarineLog|publisher=Simmons-Boardman|date=13 August 2018|accessdate=1 May 2019}} Once retrofitted at Davie Shipbuilding, the vessels are expected to remain in service in the Canadian Coast Guard for 15 to 25 years. File:CCGS Captain Molly Kool (profile).jpg The vessel was the first to be ready to undertake Coast Guard missions. She had been repainted in Coast Guard livery on 13 November 2018. Some of the modifications the Coast Guard plans for the vessel, and her sister ships, were deferred, so that she could be employed ice-breaking in the St Lawrence estuary during the winter of 2019. In particular, one highly visible deferred item will be the addition of a landing pad and hangar for a light utility helicopter. CCGS Captain Molly Kool was named after Captain Molly Kool (1916–2009), born in Alma, New Brunswick, who was the first female licensed ship captain in North America. She was also the first female deep sea Captain in North America. At the time, she was only the second woman in the world to hold that achievement. Having grown up spending her summers sailing with her father in waters in and around the Bay of Fundy, Molly learned about life at sea and became an accomplished sailor. After high school, Molly convinced the Merchant Marine School in Saint John, New Brunswick to admit her as a student. She would obtain her Mate's certificate in 1937. In 1939, she obtained her coastal Master's Certificate and graduated from the Merchant Marine Institute in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. On 22 March 2019, Captain Molly Kool and {{ship|CCGS|Louis S. St-Laurent}} were dispatched to aid the tanker Jana Desgagnes which had damaged a rudder in heavy ice {{convert|16|nmi}} southwest of Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland. Captain Molly Kool towed the vessel further out to sea to await the arrival of a tugboat, which would take the tanker to Sydney, Nova Scotia for repairs.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/jana-desgagnes-coast-guard-1.5068110 |title=Coast guard helping adrift tanker carrying 8M litres of fuel near southwest Newfoundland |work=CBC News |date=22 March 2019 |accessdate=23 March 2019}} During the operation, Captain Molly Kool used her towing notch, a feature not present in other CCG icebreakers currently in service, to escort the stricken tanker through the ice.{{cite tweet |user=CoastGuardCAN |number=1109144582212718593 |date=22 March 2019 |title= 4/4 #CCGLive: CCGS Captain Molly Kool used its unique towing notch configuration to keep Jana Desgagnes safe while awaiting commercial tug assistance. This is an example of our renewal efforts in action to modernize the fleet and bringing new capabilities to the Coast Guard. }} CCGS Captain Molly Kool was officially commissioned into Canadian Coast Guard fleet on 30 May 2019.{{cite press release|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-coast-guard/news/2019/05/canadian-coast-guard-welcomes-first-coast-guard-icebreaker-in-25-years-ccgs-captain-molly-kool.html|title=Canadian Coast Guard welcomes first Coast Guard icebreaker in 25 years, CCGS Captain Molly Kool|publisher=Canadian Coast Guard|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=30 May 2019}} References{{commons category|IMO 9199646|CCGS Captain Molly Kool}} {{Reflist|30em|refs= {{cite news | url = https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/davie-le-brise-glace-vidar-viking-aux-couleurs-de-la-garde-cotiere-canadienne | title = Le brise-glace Vidar Viking aux couleurs de la Garde Cotiere Canadienne | work = Mer et Marine | author = Vincent Groizeleau | date = 20 November 2018 | language = French | trans-title = Davie: Vidar Viking Icebreaker in Canadian Coast Guard Colors | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20181128220915/https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/davie-le-brise-glace-vidar-viking-aux-couleurs-de-la-garde-cotiere-canadienne | archivedate = 28 November 2018 | url-status = live }} {{cite news | url = https://maritime-executive.com/article/canada-to-use-interim-icebreakers-for-around-20-years | title = Canada to Use Interim Icebreakers for Around 20 Years | work = Maritime Executive | date = 23 October 2018 | accessdate = 24 October 2018 | quote = The Canadian Press reports that there are no immediate plans to replace the Coast Guard's existing vessels which are on average more than 35 years old. }} {{cite news | url = https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/canada-buys-commercial-icebreakers-for-its-coast-guard#gs.an2JPBE | title = Canada Buys Commercial Icebreakers for its Coast Guard | work = Maritime Executive | date = 13 August 2018 | accessdate = 15 August 2018 | quote = On Monday, Norwegian harsh-environment OSV operator Viking Supply Ships announced that it has sold three icebreaking anchor handlers to the government of Canada, which will retrofit them for use by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). }} {{cite news | url = https://www.janes.com/article/84829/canadian-coast-guard-prepares-for-first-chantier-davie-icebreaker | title = Canadian Coast Guard prepares for first Chantier Davie icebreaker | work = Jane's Defence Weekly | author = Ian Keddie | date = 26 November 2018 | location = Toronto | accessdate = 28 November 2018 | quote = The ex-Vidar Viking icebreaker was floated out of Davie's Champlain drydock on 13 November with a fresh coat of paint in CCG colours. }} }} {{Icebreakers of Sweden}} {{Icebreakers of Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Captain Molly Kool}} Category:Icebreakers of Sweden |
