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The RCMP / GRC has over 377 Patrol
Vessels, the majority of which are less than 8 meters in length. Please
have a close look at the High Speed Catamaran which make up the Fleet on
the Larger Vessels. They are capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots and
supply a multi-purpose work platform designed out for Underwater Recovery
Teams, Emergency Response Teams, and have been reported as being the best
tool to date for other sustained Police Operations (please refer to Operational Services for details).
(above)
Patrol Boundary of the West Coast Marine Detachment (Alaska Border to
Washington Border approximately 600 Nautical Miles in Length).
PATROL VESSEL
"INKSTER"
Based in Prince Rupert, B.C.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Inkster" - 19.75 meter High Speed Patrol Catamaran
with Air Services Cessna 208. This Patrol Vessel is stationed at Prince
Rupert, British Columbia and is the location of the North Coast Satellite
Marine Detachment, the North District component of the West Coast Marine
Detachment. These two Units patrol an area south to Vancouver Island a
distance of approximately 300 Nautical Miles in Length.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Inkster" - Traveling at 25 + knots.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Inkster" with two Ridged Hulled Inflatables
alongside a Migrant Ship. After a 34 Nautical Mile chase, RCMP Members
boarded this Migrant Ship in International Waters in 1999 after it had
delivered 132 migrants onto the South Shore of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
PATROL VESSELS
"LINDSAY", "HIGGITT" & "NADON"
Based in Nanaimo, Pat Bay & Campbell River, B.C.
These 17.7 meter High Speed Patrol Catamarans, although stationed at
Nanaimo, British Columbia, they share the responsibility in patrolling from
the Washington State Border North to the Mid Coast, north of Vancouver
Island - approximately 300 nautical miles in length.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Lindsay"
Travelling at 25 + knots.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Lindsay"
"B" Watch - Working with Youth - Port Hardy, B.C.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Higgitt"
Travelling at 25 + knots.
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Nadon"
Travelling at 25 + knots.
7.33 METER RIGID HULLED
INFLATABLE BOAT (R.H.I.B.)
(above)
Used extensively by the West Coast Marine Detachment - they come fully
rigged with Radar / DGPS Navigation and Communication Packages and can
sustain a Speed in Excess of 40 knots.
5.30 METER RIGID HULLED
INFLATABLE BOAT (R.H.I.B.)
(above)
These Vessels are also used extensively by the West Coast Marine
Detachment. They act as tenders on the Patrol Catamarans with limited
capabilities and can sustain a Speed in Excess of 30 knots.
above
Present day 2007 West Coast Fleet
PATROL VESSEL "W. FERGUSON"
Based in Nova Scotia
 above
Patrol Vessel "W. Ferguson"
45 foot (fibreglass) - Traveling at 16 knots based out of Nova Scotia on the East Coast.
GREAT LAKES
PATROL VESSEL "SIMMONS"
Based at Hamilton, Ontario
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Simmons"
One of three vessels operating on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway as part of the Marine Security Enforcement Team (MSET). Combined together, they operate a joint federal marine security partnership involving the RCMP and the Canadian Coast Guard.
EAST COAST
PATROL VESSEL "MURRAY"
Based on Burin Pennisula, Marystown, Newfoundland
(above)
Patrol Vessel "Murray"
20 meter High Speed Catamaran
Operates at a speed of 25 + knots.
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