- CCGS Des Groseilliers
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship "Des Groseilliers" is an
icebreaker in theCanadian Coast Guard .ref|CcgThe vessel is named after Medard Chouart Des Groseilliers (1618-1669) a close associate of
Pierre-Esprit Radisson in explorations west of the Great Lakes and the founding of the EnglishHudson's Bay Company .The vessel has participated in a number of research voyages, including
Ice Station Sheba .ref|Sheba As part of the Sheba project the "Des Groseilliers" was allowed to be frozen into the ice for the Arctic winter, to serve as a base for scientific researchers.In spring 2008, the vessel was involved in a collision with the
Sea Shepherd ship "Farley Mowat".References
# [http://www.coast-guard.gc.ca/vessels-navires/results_details_e.asp?name=DES+GROSEILLIERS Official Des Groseilliers web-page] ,
Canadian Coast Guard
# [http://www.pnl.gov/er_news/02_98/art1.htm Ice Station Sheba]
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