CCGS Moytel

CCGS Moytel at rest near Vanier Park, Vancouver
History
Canada
Name: Moytel
Namesake: Moytel means "to help each other" in Halq’emélem
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry: Ottawa, Ontario
Builder: Griffon Hoverworks Ltd
Way number: 837340
Launched: 2013
In service: 2013-present
Homeport: CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, British Columbia - Pacific Region
Identification: CH-CCH
Status: in active service, as of 2014
General characteristics
Type: Hovercraft
Tonnage: 70.0 t
Length: 28.5 m
Installed power: 3356kw
Propulsion: 4x Caterpillar C32
Speed: 45kt cruise/50kt max
Range: 400nm
Endurance: 1 day

CCGH Moytel is a Canadian Coast Guard Air Cushioned Vehicle or hovercraft and is based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, British Columbia, on Sea Island. The primary mission of Moytel is to provide Search and Rescue services for British Columbia.

Moytel serves as the replacement for CCGS Penac on Sea Island, Richmond, B.C. The Canadian Coast Guard describes Moytel as a "more versatile amphibious vehicle capable of patrolling inland waters" as well as being "a larger [and] more powerful vessel than the CCGS Penac, [with] a greater range of capabilities and features, including a bow ramp that will enable it to transport supplies such as rescue equipment and vehicles."[1]

See also

List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts:

References

  1. "Ministers Shea and Wong Announce the Arrival and Name of a New Hovercraft". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-09-14.

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