Name Waban-Aki Decommissioned 2010 Launched 1987 Endurance 24 hours 0 minutes | In service 1987-2010 Length 24 m | |
Builders British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes | ||
CCGH Waban-Aki was a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft based at CCG Hovercraft Base Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It was a Type 200 AP1-88 ACV and sister ship to CCGH Sipu Muin. Its name is derived from the First Nations term Wabanaki.
The hovercraft was sold in 2010 to Hoverwork UK and was replaced by CCGS Mamilossa. It was then sold to commercial interests in Venezuela renamed "Arauca" and operating on the Rio Orinoco as of 2012
The primary missions of Waban-Aki was icebreaking and performing search and rescue missions in the Saint Lawrence River and its navigable tributaries. Occasionally the Waban-Aki performed navigation aid maintenance.
References
CCGS Waban-Aki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA