By Mina Kerr-Lazenby North Shore News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Colossal, crimson and polished to glassy effect, the CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk is prepossessing as far as marine crafts go, but the Canadian Coast Guard’s new flagship science vessel is more than just a pretty face. The Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV), the fourth ship to be launched by Seaspan under its National Shipbuilding Strategy, was launched into local waters at an opening ceremony on Saturday at the North Vancouver Shipyards. With an on-board computer, marine mammal observation station, ocean sampling room, oceanographic winch and permanent and portable labs, the ship will serve as a primary research tool for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It is essentially a “floating laboratory,” said Robert Wight, the director general of vessel procurement at Fisheries and

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