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Coast Guard SAR Hovercraft

Model SIYAY; SIPU MUIN

28.5 m multi-task hovercraft built for the Canadian Coast Guard for search and rescue, buoy work and icebreaking, top speed 72 knots.

Description

Hike Metal built two custom multi-task hovercraft (air cushion vehicles), SIYAY and SIPU MUIN, to a Westland Aerospace design for the Canadian Coast Guard. They perform emergency response, search and rescue, navigational buoy retrieval and deployment, and icebreaking on the Fraser River Delta, Georgia Strait, St Lawrence River and Gulf.

Key features

  • Length 28.5 m, width 12 m, full load displacement 69 tonnes
  • 4 Caterpillar 3416 TTA diesel engines for lift and propulsion
  • 2 variable pitch propellers
  • Top speed 72 knots, cruising speed 50 knots
  • Military lift of 22.6 tons of equipment

Specifications

Length28.5 metres
Width12 metres
Full load displacement69 tonnes
Engines4 Caterpillar 3416 TTA diesel engines
Top speed72 knots
Cruising speed50 knots

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