Photo: Iqaluit welcomes first ship of the season

Ship ahoy! The first icebreaker of the season arrived near Iqaluit July 3. The CCGS Pierre Radisson made the journey to Iqaluit from Quebec City in six days, and will be in Arctic waters for the next four months. A communications spokesperson for the Canadian Coast Guard, Rachelle Smith, said the Radisson’s trip into Iqaluit was smooth sailing. “There was hardly any ice getting into Iqaluit,” Smith said. Other than ice-breaking, the Pierre Radisson, a T1200 class medium Arctic icebreaker, also does ice escorts and is on standby for search and rescue missions. (PHOTO BY DAVID MURPHY)