Polar Prince, The vessel that launched the Titan submersible on its ill fated journey to the titanic, and previously served as CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert was arrested July 31 in Pictou. The Latest action is by Cores worldwide, a company from Belan NS that specializes in Large engine repair, likely over an unpaid bill. The Ship arrived in Pictou in November 2025, and has not moved since.

Built by Davie, in 1959, The Ship is 67 years old, and given the long layup, and the unpaid diesel repair bill, it seems probable that the ship is broken beyond economical repair, and whoever buys her at the court auction will do so for scrap prices. The Ships registry expires at the end of the Month.

the court record shows the ship was detained by the Atlantic Piliotage authority early this year for unpaid bills, but was released when those bills were paid