CCGS Cape Caution
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The CCGS Cape Caution is one of the Canadian Coast Guard
's 36 Cape class motor life boat
.
The Cape Caution was built in the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver
, and is stationed at Powell River
, British Columbia
.
On September 15, 2005,
Geoff Regan
, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said:
“Search and rescue lifeboats, like this one, are key to our maritime search and rescue program. Their strategic placement along our coasts provides the highest level of protection for both commercial and recreational vessels.”
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...
's 36 Cape class motor life boat
Cape class motor life boat
The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a fleet of Cape-class motor lifeboats, based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States Coast Guard....
.
The Cape Caution was built in the Victoria Shipyards, in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, and is stationed at Powell River
Powell River, British Columbia
Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
On September 15, 2005,
Geoff Regan
Geoff Regan
Geoffrey Paul Regan, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He has the prenomial "the Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life by virtue of being made a privy councillor and a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. Regan grew up in a strong political family...
, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said:
“Search and rescue lifeboats, like this one, are key to our maritime search and rescue program. Their strategic placement along our coasts provides the highest level of protection for both commercial and recreational vessels.”