Niagara Queen II
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The Niagara Queen II is a small icebreaker that Ontario Hydro uses to keep the inlet ports open at their plant on the Niagara River at Niagara Falls.[1][2][3][4] The vessel displaces just 65 tons.
References
- ↑ Paul Baswick. OPG Ice Breaker heads to Port Maitland, Dunnville Chronicle, 2011-08. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “The ship operates some 300 yards above the crest of the falls, keeping OPG's power station water intakes free from large sheets of ice.”
- ↑ (1963-01-18). "Crane to Rescue Of Ice Breaker Caught in Ice Jam". Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2011-09-05.
- ↑ Niagara: Life and death on the river, Niagara Frontier, 1966-04-24. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “In order to rescue the icebreaker and it's crew, a twelve passenger Sikorski helicopter was brought in to drop a lifeline to the stranded boat.”
- ↑ D. McMillan. Design, construction, and operation of Niagara River icebreakers, Marine Technology, 1993, p. 101-104. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “Results of maneuvering trials and model tests are given, along with a comparison between hull forms of the two vessels-Ontario Hydro's Niagara Queen II and the William H. Latham, operated by the New York Power Authority”