Right nearby, so I've seen this ship getting worked on for months already. (Much to the chagrin of the "Shipyards" residential project nearby, who discovered after purchasing that the area does actually host a shipyard.) It always just seems like they are there forever, but the work does get done and then something else replaces it in the same space. At 0:50, you can see next to it one of the BC Ferries (being worked on too/next?). To the immediate east of this yard, past those trains is a huge grain elevator facility. About 2-3 km west of this facility is the other Seaspan one in North Vancouver, where they just did a naming & launch of some other Canadian Coast guard vessel Naalak Nappaaluk, and they also do navy projects there too.
Right nearby, so I've seen this ship getting worked on for months already. (Much to the chagrin of the "Shipyards" residential project nearby, who discovered after purchasing that the area does actually host a shipyard.) It always just seems like they are there forever, but the work does get done and then something else replaces it in the same space. At 0:50, you can see next to it one of the BC Ferries (being worked on too/next?). To the immediate east of this yard, past those trains is a huge grain elevator facility.
About 2-3 km west of this facility is the other Seaspan one in North Vancouver, where they just did a naming & launch of some other Canadian Coast guard vessel Naalak Nappaaluk, and they also do navy projects there too.
Wow, an engine swap for a nearly 40 YO vessel, impressive. Is this planned for all vessels in class?
Likely. It is not unusual for ships to get a major refit or two in their service life.