Bluenose II steering problems to be studied in $30K report
The steering problems that plagued the Bluenose II last summer will be studied in $30K report ordered by the provincial government.
The report's recommendations likely won't impact the next sailing season, transportation minister says
Nova Scotia taxpayers will be paying at least $30,000 for another consultant's report into the rebuilt Bluenose II schooner.
The provincial government has ordered a review of everything related to the controversial steering mechanism, which became stiff towards the end of August, Transportation Minister Geoff MacLellan said Thursday at the legislature.
As a precaution, the schooner was pulled from service for four days to allow for some of the hydraulic equipment to be replaced.
"We can get a full understanding of what we could be required to do for next year," MacLellan said.
The engineering review, which will be done by the Rhode Island-based company Langan Design Partners, is due at the end of January, MacLellan said.