CCGS Goéland
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CCGS Goéland is one of three training vessels of the Canadian Coast Guard
and located at the Canadian Coast Guard College
in Westmount, Nova Scotia
. The ship is based on the 44-foot motor lifeboat
, a converted self-righting lifeboat and similar to the Waveney class lifeboat
.
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...
and located at the Canadian Coast Guard College
Canadian Coast Guard College
The Canadian Coast Guard College is a maritime training college and Canadian Coast Guard facility located in Westmount in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, near Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada....
in Westmount, Nova Scotia
Westmount, Nova Scotia
Westmount is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.-Geography:Located on the west bank of the Sydney River at the point where Sydney Harbour begins, Westmount faces Sydney's downtown. Neighbouring communities include Point Edward, Coxheath and Edwardsville...
. The ship is based on the 44-foot motor lifeboat
44-foot motor lifeboat
The 44-foot motor lifeboat was the standard workhorse of the United States Coast Guard rescue boat fleet. The 44′ MLB has been replaced by the 47′ MLB....
, a converted self-righting lifeboat and similar to the Waveney class lifeboat
Waveney class lifeboat
The Waveney class lifeboat was the first class of lifeboats operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution capable of operating at speeds in excess of . Based on an American hull design, 22 were in operation between 1964 and 1999 at the RNLI's stations around the coast of the United Kingdom...
.