CCGS Cape Hearne
 Sister ship CCGS Cape Sutil at Port Hardy | |
| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cape Hearne |
| Namesake: | Cape Hearm |
| Operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Port of registry: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Builder: | Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, BC |
| Yard number: | 826833 |
| Christened: | 2008 |
| Homeport: | CCG Base Kingston, ON - Central and Arctic Region |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cape Class |
| Type: | SAR Lifeboat |
| Tonnage: | 33.8 gross register tons (GRT) 25.3 net register tonnage (NRT) |
| Length: | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel electric engines, 675 kW |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) cruise |
| Range: | 200 nmi (370 km) |
| Endurance: | 1 day |
| Complement: | 4 |
The CCGS Cape Hearne is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape class motor life boat.[1] She as christened in 2005, at the Canadian Coast Guard Station at Kingston, Ontario. According to Peter Milliken, the local member of Parliament: "Kingston, with its long-standing history with fishing, maritime trade and recreational boating fully understands the clear need for search and rescue capacity on our Great Lakes. Assigning these new state-of-the-art lifeboats to coastal communities demonstrates the federal commitment to providing the highest levels of safety to ensure the ongoing prosperity and enjoyment of our aquatic riches."
On March 27, 2012, the Cape Hearne and Canadian and American helicopters and aircraft were deployed to help rescue the crew of the tugboat Patrice McAllister, which was disabled due to a fire in her engine room.[2]
Cape Hearne is near the mouth of the Coppermine River, on the Arctic Ocean, and is named after Samuel Hearne the first European to map the Coppermine River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawrence Swift (2005-10-21). "Milliken Announces the Naming and Dedication of the Cape Hearne in Kingston Ontario". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Tugboat Fire on Lake Ontario – Helicopter Medivacs Crewmember". Marine Link. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
A U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crew responded aboard an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter from Air Station Detroit, and Canadian rescue crews launched aboard a C-130 aircraft, Griffin helicopter and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Hearne, a 47-foot Cape Class motor lifeboat from Kingston, Ontario.
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