MV Peter Faber
The MV Peter Faber is a French cable-laying vessel.[2][3] In the Fall of 2008 the Peter Faber will be laying a telecommunication cable connecting Newfoundland, Greenland and Iceland. The Peter Faber made a relatively uncommon transit through the Northwest Passage to travel from its previous assignment in the Pacific Ocean.
 MV Peter Faber | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Peter Faber |
| Operator: | Alcatel Marine, Copenhagen |
| Launched: | 16 December 1981[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Displacement: | 2,584 tonnes |
| Length: | 78.4 m (257 ft) |
| Draft: | 5 m (16 ft) |
There have been three vessels named the Peter Faber that have laid cable in the Arctic.[4] The first was launched in 1913, the second in 1962, and the most recent in 1981.
References
- "Peter Faber (8027781)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Capers and Capabilities — While Canadian Leaders talk about Arctic Sovereignty, Vessels from other Nations Cut Through Arctic Waters". Canadian American Strategic Review. 2008-08-29. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
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Samantha Bookman (2013-04-18). "Submarine cable operators hunt for new routes to counter congestion, political turmoil: South Atlantic, Northwest Passage become viable options". Fierce Telecom.
The cable-laying ship Peter Faber plies the waters of Canada's Lancaster Sound.
- Bill Glover, Bill Burns (2013). "History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications: from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network". Atlantic Cable.
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