The CCGS Cape Norman is one of the Canadian Coast Guard

Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...

's 36 Cape class motor life boat

Cape class motor life boat

The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a fleet of Cape-class motor lifeboats, based on a motor lifeboat design used by the United States Coast Guard....

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She and a sister vessel,
the CCGS Cape Fox

CCGS Cape Fox

The CCGS Cape Fox is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape class motor life boat.She and a sister vessel,the CCGS Cape Norman,serve the North coast of Newfoundland.Her home port is Lark Harbour....

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serve the North coast of Newfoundland.
Her home port is Port Aux Choix.

She and the Cape Fox were built in 2002 in Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

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The two vessels were shipped from Vancouver to New York City

New York City

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aboard another vessel, where they proceeded under their own power.