CCGS ''Sambro'' is a Canadian Coast Guard motor lifeboat homeported in Sambro, Nova Scotia. She is a Canadian Coast Guard ''Arun''-class lifeboat, based on the United Kingdom design. and forms the nucleus of Canadian Coast Guard Station Sambro (CCG Station Sambro) which maintains a crew of four personnel on duty 24 hours per day (two shifts) who are expected to be underway within 30 minutes of being tasked on a

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

(SAR) mission by Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax.

MV ''Kitano'' rescue

On March 21, 2001, CCGS ''Sambro'', , , , , and the commercial oceangoing salvage tug tried to render assistance to the container ship which had caught fire off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia. ''Kitano''s cargo had caught fire when the vessel was in Force 8 to 10 winds. None of the vessels were able to render assistance.

Swissair Flight 111 response

CCGS ''Sambro'' was the first SAR asset to respond to reports of a commercial airliner crash at the mouth of St. Margaret's Bay on the evening of September 2, 1998. There were no survivors among the 229 people on board Swissair Flight 111 and CCGS ''Sambro'' returned to normal SAR standby after other CCG and Canadian Forces assets took over search and recovery operations.

Rescued the crew of ''Fireboat 08-448B''

On September 17, 2008, capsized in Halifax harbour, while undergoing her acceptance trials and crew familiarization. ''Sambro'' rescued all eight occupants, without serious injury.

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MV ''Kitano'' rescue

Swissair Flight 111 response

Rescued the crew of ''Fireboat 08-448B''

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