Coast Guard “SAR” Hovercraft
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HOVERCRAFT
Coast Guard “SAR” Hovercraft
These two custom built “multi-task” Hovercraft (ACV’s), Christened the “SIYAY” and the “SIPU MUIN” are utilized by the Canadian Coast Guard for Emergency Response, Search & Rescue, Navigational Buoy retrieval and deployment, and Icebreaking.
The SIYAY carries out duties on the Frazer River Delta British Columbia, its navigatable tributaries, and the Georgia Straits, while the Sipu Muin conducts these similar operations plus ice breaking during Spring thaw on the St Lawrence River and the Gulf.
Design by Westland Aerospace and manufacturer/build by Hike Metal Products.
Vessel Particulars
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Length: 28.5 metres
Width: 12 metres
Height: (on cushion) 12 meters
Full load displacement: 69 tonnes -
Propulsion: 4 Caterpillar 3416 TTA diesel engines 912 horsepower for lift and propulsion
Generators Power: 2818 Kw Propellers: 2 – variable pitch propellers - 3 officers, 1 crew
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Top Speed: 72 knots
Cruising Speed: 50 knots Military
Lift: 22.6 tons of equipment
Endurance: 1 days fuel consumption
Fuel Capacity: 8 m3 Fresh Water: 0 m3 -
VHF FM: (1x) NAT NTX 138-000
VHF AM: (1x) Collins CTL22 -
GPS: (1x) Magnavox MX-400BR
Gyro: (1x) Sperry Rascar C14D
Radar: (1x) Sperry Rascar 1040
VHF DF: (1x) OAR 4400 -
Main Hoist: (1x) Polar Crane
Towing Equipment: (1x) Portable
