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The latest addition to the SeaBus fleet has been christened the Burrard Chinook, TransLink announced Thursday.

The official naming ceremony took place in January at the Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands, where the vessel was built.

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Since the SeaBus operates in the traditional territory of the Musqueam Indian Band and Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, TransLink said the word Chinook has been translated into the traditional language of the Musqueam, the Tsleil-Waututh and the Squamish. The translations will also be displayed on the new vessel.

Construction of the Burrard Chinook totalled $32.2 million. It was funded through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, with the federal government paying 50 per cent, the province 33 per cent and TransLink 17.

The vessel is expected to start its long journey to Vancouver in the coming weeks and will join the Burrard Beaver, Burrard Otter II and the Burrard Pacific Breeze in service late this summer.