Marine Insight has published a Seaspan announcement marking the ceremonial keel laying of the future CCGS Imnaryuaq at Vancouver Shipyards. The vessel is being built for the Canadian Coast Guard under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy.

The release describes a Polar Class 2 design for extended Arctic operations and says initial steel cutting took place in April 2025. Delivery is expected in the early 2030s. Keel laying marks progress in construction; it does not mean the vessel has been delivered.

The publisher dated the release 16 October. The text does not independently establish the ceremony’s calendar date, so that event date remains unconfirmed.

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DetailValueUnitContext
Intended ice classPolar Class 2design classDesign described in the Seaspan release; not delivered capability
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Source: Marine Insight · original report