CCGH Penac is a 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...

 AP1-88/100 Air Cushioned Vehicle or hovercraft

Hovercraft

A hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...

 and is based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, BC. The primary missions of Penac is used for SAR off BC.

There are plans to replace Penac with newer ACV http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/e0011739

Penac was purchased from UK in 2004
as a used vessel. Originally named Liv Viking, it was a passenger hovercraft ordered by Hovertravel of Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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 and carried th livery for SAS

SAS

- Special forces :* Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British Army* Australian Special Air Service Regiment * New Zealand Special Air Service * Rhodesian Special Air Service...

. Liv Viking never entered service as her route was replaced with bridge.

Sold back to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, it was purchased by the Government of Canada

Government of Canada

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 and converted to used by 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...

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See also

List of other 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...

 hovercrafts:

• CCGS Mamilossa
  CCGS Mamilossa
  CCGH Mamilossa is a Canadian Coast Guard Hoverwork BHT-150 Air Cushioned Vehicle based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières, QC. The hovercraft is the newest in the CCG's fleet and their first as first owners and custom ordered...
  
  
• CCGH Sipu Muin
• CCGH Siyay
• CCGH Waban-Aki