CCGS Vakta

The CCGS Vakta in harbour at Gimli, Manitoba in August 2017.
History
Canada
Name: Vakta'
Namesake: Old Norse, meaning "To keep watch"
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry: Ottawa, Ontario
Builder: Hike Metal Prodcuts Ltd., Wheatley, Ontario
Launched: 2003
Commissioned: 2003
Homeport: Gimli, Manitoba
Identification:
  • Official number: 825542
  • Callsign: CG8080
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: Specialty vessel
Tonnage:
Length: 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Beam: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Draft: 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 2 × Caterpillar C12 diesel engines
Speed:
  • 15 knots (28 km/h) (cruising speed)
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) (maximum speed)
Endurance: 3 days
Complement: 3

The CCGS Vatka is vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard.[1] She was built in Wheatley, Ontario and was named Vakta, which comes from Icelandic meaning to "watch, guard, or patrol".[1] The Vakta is the only Canadian Coast Guard vessel on Lake Winnipeg and stationed in Gimli, Manitoba, the largest harbour between Sarnia, Ontario and Vancouver.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "CCG Fleet: Vessel Details CCGS Vakta". Canadian Coast Guard. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. ↑ Alexandra Paul (June 1, 2017). "MP wants answers after reports suggest Coast Guard will pull out of Gimli". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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