CCGH Siyay

CCG Hovercraft Siyay
History
Name: Siyay
Operator: Canadian Coast Guard
Port of registry: Ottawa, Ontario
Builder: Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario
Yard number: 820560
Launched: 1998
Christened: 5 February 2000[1]
In service: 2000-present
Homeport: CCG Station Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia - Pacific Region
Identification: CH-CCG
Status: in active service, as of 2010
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Type 400 Hovercraft
Type: BHC AP1-88/400 hovercraft
Tonnage: 70 NT
Length: 28.5 m (93 ft 6 in)
Beam: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) maximum
  • 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) cruise
Endurance: 1 day
Complement: 4

CCGH Siyay is a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based in Richmond, British Columbia.

The Siyay is a Type 400 AP1-88 ACV. Her sister ship, the CCGH Sipu Muin, is based at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The Siyay is one of two hovercraft currently operating out of the Sea Island Coast Guard Station. The other hovercraft is the CCGH Moytel.

The primary mission of Siyay is to perform search and rescue missions on the Fraser River delta and its navigable tributaries, as well as the Georgia Strait. Occasionally the Siyay performs navigational aid maintenance.

The hovercraft at Sea Island serve as platforms for the Canadian Coast Guard's only rescue dive team.

See also

List of other Canadian Coast Guard hovercrafts:

References

  1. "Coast Guard Hovercraft Christened Today". marketwire.com. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. "Canadian Coast Guard : CCGH Siyay". ccg-gcc.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

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