In 2007 the Government of Canada announced several new shipbuilding projects for the Canadian Coast Guard, including a replacement for "Hudson", expected to be in service by 2012. The ship rescued the seven-man crew of the fishing vessel "Ocean Commander" which burned and sank on 6 July 2009. The construction of the replacement for "Hudson" was delayed, forcing the Canadian Coast Guard to replace rusting plates aboard "Hudson" in 2012. The repairs were completed in September 2015. "Hudson" underwent a $4 million CAD refit beginning on 19 December 2016. The refit was performed by Heddle Marine at their shipyard in Hamilton, Ontario. "Hudson" was towed out of Heddle Marine's shipyard to the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario, a Government of Canada facility. The vessel's refit, scheduled to be finished in May 2017 was unfinished at the time of the ship's removal. "Hudson" returned to the East Coast on 14 November 2017 to ensure that the ship was out of the Saint Lawrence Seaway before it closed. The ship underwent further refit at Halifax, which included modification to the cabins and laboratories. The ship is scheduled to return to service in April 2018. On 12 February 2019, St. John's Dockyard Ltd. of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador was awarded the contract to extend "Hudson"s service life by another five to ten years. "Hudson" began the six-month refit on 25 February. On completion of her refit in mid-2020, the ship's retirement date was estimated as 2024.