July 3, 2014 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Senator Elizabeth Marshall, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans officially welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship G. Peddle, S.C. into service at a ceremony in St. John’s, NL today.
The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. is named after Canadian Coast Guard Chief Officer Gregory Paul Peddle, S.C. of Spaniard’s Bay, NL. Chief Officer Peddle and his colleagues, Senior Engineer Pierre Gallien S.C. and Leading Seaman Raymond C. Welcher S.C., lost their lives on October 15, 1989, when their fast rescue craft overturned in an attempt to rescue a diver off Middle Cove, Newfoundland. Chief Officer Peddle was awarded the Star of Courage.
CCGS G. Peddle, S.C. is the fifth of nine Hero Class vessels to join the Coast Guard fleet. It will be used to support Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s conservation and protection programs.
Since 2009, the Government of Canada has delivered several new vessels to the Coast Guard, including: Mid-Shore Patrol Vessels, a hovercraft, Search and Rescue Lifeboats; Specialty Vessels; Near-Shore Fishery Research Vessels; environmental barges; and small craft.
Photo caption: CCGS G. Peddle, S.C. officially joins the Coast Guard fleet.
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Sophie Doucet
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Frank Stanek
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ottawa
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www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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