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CCGS Des Groseilliers

IMO: 8006385

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About This Vessel

CCGS Des Groseilliers is a Pierre Radisson-class icebreaker in the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel is named after Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618–1669) a close associate of Pierre-Esprit Radisson in explorations west of the Great Lakes and the founding of the British Hudson's Bay Company. The ship entered service in 1982. The vessel has participated in a number of research voyages, including Ice Station SHEBA. As part of the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean experiment conducted in the Arctic Ocean from October 1997 to October 1998 to provide polar input to global climate models, Des Groseilliers was allowed to be frozen into the ice for the Arctic winter, to serve as a base for scientific researchers.

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Safety Record

Marine casualties8

Machinery FailureMinor
Jun 24, 2026Koksoak River, QUEBEC (QC)
On 24 June 2026, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS", with 45 people on board, reported its CO2 system had accidentally discharged in the incinerator compartment while transiting Ungava Bay, QC.
FireSerious
Feb 16, 2026Québec, QUEBEC (QC)
On 16 February 2026, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS" reported a fire in a laundry appliance while secured at section No. 94 in Québec, QC. The crew extinguished the fire and reported no apparent damage.
Machinery FailureMinor
Jul 23, 2025Cape St. Lewis, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (NL)
On 23 July 2025, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS", with 45 people on board, reported that the temporary repair previously conducted on the steering system failed off Belle Isle Strait, NL. The temporary repair was fixed again, and the vessel resumed its voyage to St. John's, NL to conduct permanent repairs. (See also M25C0216.)
Machinery FailureMinor
Jul 10, 2025Iqaluit, NUNAVUT (NU)
On 10 July 2025, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS", with 45 people on board, reported being disabled with a total failure of its steering gear while leaving the anchorage off Iqaluit, NU. The vessel re-anchored, the crew carried out temporary repairs, and the vessel resumed its operations.
Personnel CasualtySerious
Jul 3, 2025Pointe-Parent, QUEBEC (QC)
On 03 July 2025, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS", with 43 people on board, reported that one of its crew members sustained an injury while transiting downbound in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Pointe-Parent, QC. The crew member was evacuated to Blanc-Sablon, QC.
CollisionModerate
Oct 18, 2024Pond Inlet, NUNAVUT (NU)
On 18 October 2024, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "LOUIS S. ST-LAURENT" struck the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS" while approaching for a fuel transfer off Pond Inlet, NU. The "LOUIS S. ST-LAURENT" reported having sustained a total failure of its air bubbler system, used as a thruster at the time of the occurrence. Minor damages were assessed.
Machinery FailureMinor
Jul 28, 2024Buerger Point, NUNAVUT (NU)
On 28 July 2024, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS" reported having sustained a total failure of its electrical power supply system, causing a loss of propulsion, in Gabriel Strait, NU. The crew resolved the issue and the vessel resumed its voyage.
Personnel CasualtySerious
Aug 20, 2022Cape Rendel, NUNAVUT (NU)
On 20 August 2022, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship "DES GROSEILLIERS" reported one of its crew members as having a serious injury in Franklin Strait off Prince of Wales Island, NU. The crew member was transported to Resolute, NU where they received medical attention.