New Search and Rescue Lifeboats on the Way
(firmenpresse) - GASPE, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 08/30/16 -- Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release.
Construction has begun on six new Search and Rescue (SAR) lifeboats at Chantier Naval Forillon in Gaspe, Quebec. Constructed under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Canadian Coast Guard''s Fleet Renewal Plan and the Federal Infrastructure Initiative, the lifeboats will be stationed across Canada providing key SAR services including searches on the water, marine distress response calls as well as assistance to disabled vessels.
The announcement was made by the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Gaspesie - Iles de la Madeleine on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
Chantier Naval Forillon won a $45.8 million contract in July 2015 to build six vessels. Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for summer 2017.
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"Renewing the Coast Guard fleet is one of my top priorities. These lifeboats will ensure the continued protection and services to all Canadians and mariners making a living on Canada''s oceans and waterways from coast to coast to coast."
- The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
"Our Government is committed to providing the Canadian Coast Guard with the equipment required to do their important work. The new vessels will be used by the Coast Guard to provide crucial search and rescue services from coast to coast to coast. We are creating jobs and economic growth across Canada through our National Shipbuilding Strategy, and building needed vessels while also revitalizing our shipbuilding industry."
- The Honourable Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement
"The Coast Guard is an integral part of Canada''s coastal communities and I know how important this contract in particular is to the people of Gaspe. Not only will this work help make the Coast Guard fleet more adaptable, capable and cost-efficient, it will also create stable, high quality jobs and spur economic growth in the Gaspe region."
- The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Gaspesie - Les Iles de la Madeleine
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Datum: 30.08.2016 - 10:01 Uhr
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