Coast Guard Cutter Westport
Homeport: CCG Base Westport, Nova Scotia B0V 1H0 Westport, NS, Canada

" CCGS WESTPORT " towing the disabled fishing vessel " Lindy Dawn " into Meteghan , Digby Co. Feb.15/2021

This was a tremendous effort by the volunteers at Peterhead Lifeboat. The vessel was dangerously close to crashing into rocks at Peterhead South Breakwater, how...ever the crew established a tow at the first attempt and brought the fishing vessel and its crew back to safety in tough and time critical conditions, saving the five lives onboard. Read more here: https://rnli.org//rnli-peterhead-involved-in-epic-rescue-s

28 years ago on a Saturday morning similar to this, the Cape Aspy sailed out of Lunenburg harbour on her final trip. I’ll never forget how cold it became that ...evening in Lunenburg; little did we know the news the town would wake up to that Sunday morning. In memory of: Captain Albert Eisner Charlie Hancock Kenny Purdy Philip Smeltzer Carmen Laffin

Prayers for the family's and crew of the Emmy Rose out of Portland Me. She reportedly sank this morning at approximately 1:00 a.m. 20 miles north of Provincetown. The search for four missing crew members is underway. (Robert Serbagi photo)

Ever heard of JRCC? We have the answer as we continue with our September #SAR Spotlight, Sunday-style! #Today, we're highlighting the role of the Joint Rescue... Coordination Centre (JRCC) in search and rescue operations. Run by the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Coast Guard, there are three JRCCs located across Canada. Each of them lead and direct SAR operations within their respective area of responsibility: JRCC Victoria, located in Esquimalt B.C., monitors the Western Canada region for SAR incidents. JRCC Victoria's area of responsibility is about 1,427,000 square kilometers of mainly mountainous terrain and some 687,000 square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. It receives about 3000 calls for assistance per year. JRCC Trenton, located in Trenton, Ont., is responsible for an area of more than 10 million square kilometres in central Canada and receives about 4000 calls for assistance per year. JRCC Halifax, located in Halifax, N.S., leads and directs all SAR operations in Eastern Canada. With an area of responsibility of some 4.7 million square kilometres that is 80 percent water (or more than 29,000 kilometres of coastline) JRCC Halifax receives about 2500 calls for assistance per year. Responsibility for launching an air or marine SAR response in Canada’s North generally rests with the JRCC in the region where the response is needed. #Rescue #RCAF #RCAFProud #ThatOthersMayLive Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Armed Forces Operations

Asparitas clouds looming over the north light of Brier Island Saturday August 29th at 2.30 pm.

I would like to say a big Thank You especially to the PEI coast guards for saving us and the boat last night. Incredibly grateful for everyone for staying calm ...and everyone involved in the rescue. The Auxiliary Coast Guards from Murray Corner, Thank You for coming out and waiting to make sure we were ok. Blessed beyond belief Also, if anyone finds this seat on the side of the beach, please let us know ! See more

News from Nova Scotia: Last Sunday, our Inshore Rescue Boat crew helped rescue nine people, including five kids, from a capsized boat in Mahone Bay. All are saf...e and sound thanks to the personal flotation devices (PFD) that they were all wearing. Two takeaways from this: Always wear a PFD and remember, any situation can change in an instant. See more