CCGS W. E. Ricker

CCGS W. E. Ricker

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship "W.E. Ricker" is a Canadian Coast Guard offshore fisheries research vessel.ref|Ccg The vessel was built in 1978 by Narasaki Senpakulogyo Ltd., of Muroran Hokkaido, Japan. ref|Ccg. The ship sails with six officers and a crew of 13.

The vessel has served on joint scientific voyages with US scientists.ref|Noaa She is currently serving in the Pacific. Her home port is Patricia Bay, BC.

On March 22 2006, the W.E. Ricker was one of the ships that responded to the sinking of the BC Ferry "Queen of the North" in which 99 people were rescued, unfortunately 2 lives were lost.

It was named after the fisheries scientist, editor, taxonomist, and naturalist W.E. (Bill) Ricker.

References

# [http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/Fleet/Vessels?id=1021 Official W.E. Ricker web-page] , Canadian Coast Guard
# [http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/reutd/phys_endo/igf_growth.cfm Physiology/Endocrinology: IGF-I Indicator of Growth] , "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"


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