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A familiar but intriguing vessel. This one is not fishing with special gear. In fact she is actually surveying the river bed to ensure safe depth is maintained in the shipping channel.

Sweep boom equipped with Navitronics Multi-channel sounder interfaced with Mini-ranger.

Once data is compiled, if silting is important in an area creating a danger to navigation, dredging works are than ordered to correct the situation.

Vessel's particular's

CCGS F.C.G. SMITH
Official No: 806310
Type: Multi Hulled Survey & Sounding
Port of Registry: Ottawa
Region: Quebec
Home Port: Québec, Québec, Canada
Call Sign: CG3006
When Built: 1985
Builder: Georgetown Shipyard, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Length: 34.8 metres
Breadth: 14 metres
Draft: 2.1 metres
Main Deck Area: 10 m2
Fo’scle Deck Area: N/A
After Deck Area: 50 m2
Gross Tonnage: 438.5 tonnes
Net Tonnage: 377.5 tonnes tonnes
Cruising Speed: 10 knots
Crusing Range: 1500 nautical miles
source: www.marinfo.gc.ca ( canadaian Coast Guard)

Cropped the image to have a detailed view of the bow.