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 ...
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
design.
She entered service in 1997.
''Westport'' is staffed by a crew of four and allows rescued persons to survive one day before help arrives.
See also
''Westport'' is one of ten ''Arun''-class lifeboats operated by the Canadian Coast Guard:
* - one of two lifeboat operating out of
Sambro, Nova Scotia
Sambro is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the head of Sambro Harbour, the community is immediately west of the entrance to Hali ...