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Canadian Coast Guard |
| Icebreaking Program |
Icebreaking Program
Welcome AboardThe bitter Atlantic winter weather can bring harsh challenges for ships navigating on the east coast of Canada. Two metre thick ice and six metre high ridges are common off the north-east coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Saint Lawrence River has its own hazards, such as batture ice - large sheets of consolidated floes that can be dislodged from the shore, endangering any shipping in the area and forming a jam where flooding can occur. The Arctic and Hudson Bay are accessible for only six months of the year, leaving a very short navigation season for the resupply of Northern settlements and military sites.
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