MIL OSI Translation. Canadian French to English –
Source: Government of Canada – in French 1
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) stations located in Ontario are ending their seasonal maritime search and rescue service.
September 23, 2024
Sarnia, Ontario – Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) stations located in Ontario are ending their seasonal maritime search and rescue service.
ESC stations located at Britt on Gereaux Island, Hill Island (St. Lawrence River), Corunna (St. Clair River), Brébeuf Island (Georgian Bay) and Long Point (Lake Erie) closed on September 4, 2024.
The Mitchell’s Bay (Lake St. Clair) ESC station will remain open on weekends, from 2 p.m. Fridays to 6 p.m. Sundays, until October 14, 2024.
The ESC program employs post-secondary students to provide additional maritime search and rescue service. The other Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue stations in the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay region are staffed by Canadian Coast Guard personnel and remain in operation until November/December.
Any marine emergency can be reported to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-267-7270, or to a Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre by VHF radio (channel 16). For more information on Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue services, please visit: Search and Rescue.
For more information about the ESC program, please visit the following website: Coastal Rescue Boat Service.
Media RelationsFisheries and Oceans CanadaCanadian Coast Guard, Central Region204-984-4715xca.media@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.