Saw the Canadian Coast Guard today...

[patmat2350]

again, at Sarnia. Buoy tender Griffon and research/survey cutter Limnos.

Pat M

[der kapitan]

Nice pix, Pat. Thanks for sharing---.

Canadian, eh?

[patmat2350]

Eh?
Oh!
But not worry mate, the USCG is ready to take care of anything they can't handle...

[der kapitan]

Eh?
Oh!
But not worry mate, the USCG is ready to take care of anything they can't handle...
Hee hee, the rest of the country doesn't get the significance of "eh?"---. :D

You have to live close to the northern border to pick up on that, and have a LOT of really close Canadian friends---. ;)

[smart_racer]

Pat...Great pic's of our "Canadian Navy"!!!

[rlboats2003]

There is nothing more thrilling then sailing peacefully along in Lake Ontario and have one of those speedy little coast guard boats heading towards you then bears away to the center of the Lake with a manned bow mounted M-60. It sort of like going though airport security - it keeps the honest people, honest by taking away our 1.5 inch pocket knives, with the toothpick and tweezer option while terroist get think about more interesting things.

I have to say those boats would make an interesting RC model - Lots of speed and manuverability with allot of interesting equipment.

Rich

[arrow5]

Eh?
Oh!
But not worry mate, the USCG is ready to take care of anything they can't handle...
That`ll be USCG Elderberry in the background ?

[patmat2350]

That`ll be USCG Elderberry in the background ?

Probably WLB 214 Hollyhock:
http://www.uscg.mil/d9/sectDetroit/hollyhock.asp

Here's Elderberry:
http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/151146/

PM

[arrow5]

Right enough Pat, much bigger ship. I was wondering why she was out of Alaskan waters.

[patmat2350]

Also, in poking around the Detroit Sector website, I see only one other cutter in the area... and I like the name: Bristol Bay!
http://www.uscg.mil/d9/grudet/units/bbay/bristolindex.htm
see "about the ship" for pix... a Bay class ice breaking tug.

PM

[arrow5]

Great ice-breaking pics, interesting vessel. Thanks for link.

[ziobrop]

A few More CGS Ships

Caribou Isle (http://www.ziobrowski.net/rnm/index.php?i=cgscaribouisle)

These are now Retired:

Ernest Lapointe (http://www.ziobrowski.net/rnm/index.php?i=earnestlapointe)

Alexander Henry (http://www.ziobrowski.net/rnm/index.php?i=axh)

and more from the CCGS: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/vessels-navires/main_e.asp

[patmat2350]

And many more of ziobrop's pix at: http://www.ziobrowski.net/rnm/index.php

Thanks!
PM

[keith S]

Hee hee, the rest of the country doesn't get the significance of "eh?"---. :D

You have to live close to the northern border to pick up on that, and have a LOT of really close Canadian friends---. ;)

:D :D :p Dam yanks and our "uugghhh" eh. Some day we will teach the Canadians a new letter "B" cause the Mexicans already got to "C". :eek: :p

[EricPW]

The CGC Hollyhock is a 225' seagoing buoy tender capable of ice breaking. Homeport in Port Huron, MI. The CGC Bristol Bay is a 140' Icebreaking Tug that (during the short "non ice season") pushes a notch barge to work Buoys and floating ATON. Only two of the 140's push barges, the other located in Sturgeon Bay, WI. (CGC Mobile Bay)

Eric

[pimp_squeak]

A couple years ago when I was still in sea cadets I had an opportunity to tour the CCGS Griffon. It was quite the experience for me at the time.