CCGS Sambro explained
CCGS Sambro is a
Canadian Coast Guard motor lifeboat homeported in
Sambro,
Nova Scotia.
She is a Canadian Coast Guard Arun-class lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom 52feet design.[1] and forms the nucleus of Canadian Coast Guard Station Sambro (CCG Station Sambro) which maintains a crew of four personnel on duty 24 hours per day (two shifts) who are expected to be underway within 30 minutes of being tasked on a search and rescue (SAR) mission by Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.[1]
MV Kitano rescue
On March 21, 2001, CCGS Sambro,,,,, and the commercial oceangoing salvage tug tried to render assistance to the container ship which had caught fire off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia.[2] [3] Kitanos cargo had caught fire when the vessel was in Force 8 to 10 winds. None of the vessels were able to render assistance.
Swissair Flight 111 response
CCGS Sambro was the first SAR asset to respond to reports of a commercial airliner crash at the mouth of St. Margaret's Bay on the evening of September 2, 1998. There were no survivors among the 229 people on board Swissair Flight 111 and CCGS Sambro returned to normal SAR standby after other CCG and Canadian Forces assets took over search and recovery operations.
Rescued the crew of Fireboat 08-448B
On September 17, 2008, capsized in Halifax harbour, while undergoing her acceptance trials and crew familiarization.[4] Sambro rescued all eight occupants, without serious injury.
See also
Notes and References
- News: New home for Coast Guard rescue crews in Sambro. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. September 20, 2005. 2008-02-13. On-duty personnel must always be close to the lifeboat because they are on standby, with a response time of 30 minutes from the time they are "tasked" by Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax until they leave the dock.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061002073347/http://www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/communications/maritimes/news05e/NR-MAR-05-26E.html. October 2, 2006.
- News: Marine Investigation Report, Container Fire, Container Vessel Kitano, Off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia, 22 March 2001. Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 28 January 2003. 2008-02-13. The three SAR aircraft were forced to return to their base to await improved weather conditions, the CFAV Firebird could only proceed as far as Maughers Beach while the CCGS Earl Grey and the CCGS Sambro were forced to heave to and monitor the situation.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051108155520/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/2001/m01m0017/m01m0017.pdf. 8 November 2005.
- News: Marine Investigation Report, Container Fire, Container Vessel Kitano, Off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia, 22 March 2001: Summary. Transportation Safety Board of Canada. 28 January 2003. 2008-02-13. The wind and sea conditions stopped the fire tug CFAV Firebird from proceeding beyond the middle harbour and prevented the other surface SAR vessels from getting alongside the vessel for any length of time to assist.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051125182427/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/2001/m01m0017/m01m0017_sec1.asp. 25 November 2005.
- News: Capsizing: Fireboat 08-448B, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, 17 September 2008, Report Number M08M0062. Transport Safety Board. 2009-11-13. 2010-01-16.
