Skalugsuak’s auxiliary inflatable Kato underwent structural work at the CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school in Drummondville (Quebec) on May 15. Under the supervision of our Fleet Manager, Mr. Paul Lemay and of Mr. Pierre Tessier (CFPPR), the modifications reinforced the floor panels which had been damaged from the strain of carrying extra heavy loads in rough sea conditions at our Greenland shark study site off Baie-Comeau. The Kato will now serve as Skalugsuak’s safety boat during diving operations and as a fast shuttle when we are moored in Baie-Saint-Pancrace and Baie des Anglais.

The CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school also built GEERG’s aluminum shark observation cage in 2000 during filming for Discovery Channel’s (Canada) Sharks of the Great White North.

Kato at the CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school in Drummondville

The Kato is loaded onto its trailer at the CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school in Drummondville

One of Kato's floor panels is repaired at the CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school in Drummondville