ArcticNet - Amundsen Expedition

Expeditions

2013 Amundsen Expedition

The CCGS Amundsen is one of the few Canadian Coast Guard ship to have a dual purpose. The Coast Guard maintains the infrastructure operational and available for science for up to 152 days of operations per year, over a period of 6 months from mid-May to mid-November. Special arrangements can also be negotiated with the Coast Guard to extend the availability of the CCGS Amundsen in a given year to accommodate circum-annual science programs in the Arctic. The Coast Guard uses the icebreaker for its own icebreaking/escort operations from December to Mid-April (141 days of operation).

2013 Schedule

On 26 July 2013 the CCGS Amundsen will leave its home port of Quebec City for an 82-day journey to the Canadian Arctic in support of ArcticNet's marine-based research program and the ArcticNet-BREA program. Based on the science objectives, the expedition has been divided into 3 separate segments:

Leg 1 – ArcticNet (26 July – 05 September) Quebec City to Resolute
Leg 2a – ArcticNet/BREA (06 September – 01 October) Resolute to the Beaufort Sea to Kugluktuk
Leg 2b – ArcticNet (02 – 16 October) Kugluktuk to Quebec City