CORTES SENTINEL
Home Port | Nanaimo |
Function | Landing Craft |
Gross Tonnage | 3.64 GT |
Length | 8.1m (26.6') |
Breadth | 2.7m (8.9') |
Boom | N/A |
Skimmer | N/A |
Storage | N/A |
WCMRC maintains a growing fleet of emergency response vessels, including custom-built oil spill response vessels, deck and tank barges, landing craft, skiffs and workboats.
Located on the Nanaimo Port Authority property, the base functions as the hub for all the satellite bases on Vancouver Island. It houses new personnel, a response barge, a coastal response vessel, landing craft and workboats. The base also operates as the main repair shop and training centre for all Vancouver Island response staff.