CCGC Sora
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CCGS Sora was a 12.5m Small Multi Task Utility Craft in the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode.
She was declared surplus in late 2005 and sold to the Toronto Fire Services
Toronto Fire Services
The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto...
in 2006 by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. It is a back-up fireboat for William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat)
William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat)
William Lyon Mackenzie # 334, named for Toronto's first mayor William Lyon Mackenzie, is a fireboat for the Toronto Fire Services. It was built in 1964 with a modified Tugboat hull to provide marine fire fighting as well as ice breaking capabilities...
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Other utility ships in CCG:
- CCGS Waubuno
- CCGS Bittern
- CCGS CG 119CCGS CG 119CCGS CG 119 is a patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard. The ship is a converted self-righting lifeboat similar to the Waveney class lifeboat....
- CCGS Mallard
- CCGS Osprey
- CCGS Skua
- CCGS Sterne