Canadian Coast Guard Base Victoria (Victoria)

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Canadian Coast Guard is a civilian rather than a military organization, being a special operating agency within the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans. CCG is responsible for icebreaking, Arctic sovereignty, search and rescue, environmental response, marine communication and navigation services, vessel traffic co-ordination, support to fisheries research, and coastal enforcement (together with RCMP).

Vessels based here include:

CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier - high endurance multi-tasked vessel
CCGS Bartlett - medium endurance multi-tasked vessel
CCGS Gordon Reid - patrol vessel

and the following SAR lifeboats:

CCGS Cape Ann
CCGS Cape Caution
CCGS Cape Cockburn
CCGS Cape Farewell
CCGS Cape McKay
CCGS Cape Mudge

www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/Ccg/fleet