47-foot Motor Lifeboat
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The 47-foot MLB is the standard lifeboat of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The 47′ MLB is the successor to the 44′ MLB.
A USCG MLB in the surf zone off the coast of Morro Bay
An MLB ready for deployment at Motor Lifeboat Station Morro Bay, California
Canadian Coast Guard
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The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The Coast Guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters, along with a variety of smaller craft. The CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a special operating agency within Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
CCGS Cap Aupaluk assisting the Royal Canadian Air Force in a training exercise
The Canadian government vessel CGS Stanley escorting two vessels, 1910.
CCGS John A. Macdonald off Burnett Inlet, 1963
View of HMCS Protector facing east, 1943. The naval base later became the first site for the Canadian Coast Guard College.