MV Mécatina II
In service between Harrington Harbor and Chevery, the MV Mécatina II is a barge mainly used for the transport of goods. Derived from Montagnais, the term Mécatina, which means "it is a big mountain", is present in several toponyms of the Lower North Shore.
Technical specs
- Year of construction 1989
- Builder Talbot & Hunter, Québec
- Length (m) 19
- Width (m) 6
- Draft loaded 1,05
- Gross tonnage (tons) 53,22
- Net tonnage (tons) 39,91
- Clearance (m) 1.85
- Capacity - Passengers 12
- Capacity - Vehicles 2
- Total engine power (kW) 164
- Cruising speed (knots) 8
- Boarding Front
- Propulsion Propeller (2), rear
- Main Engines Caterpillar (2)
- Update 2010
- Minimum workforce 2