The season for Inshore Rescue Boat stations in Ontario is over

Seasonal Coast Guard stations are closing.  The Inshore Rescue Boat stations in Ontario have wrapped up their annual maritime search and rescue service which includes the station in Britt.  These stations open each May, and were operational until today.  The Inshore Rescue Boat program provides additional maritime search and rescue service during the busy summer season.  The Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue lifeboat stations across the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay are staffed by Coast Guard personnel and will remain in service until November/December, and re-open in the spring.  Marine emergencies can be called into the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at 1-800-267-7270 or to a Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre by VHF radio (channel 16) or by dialing *16 on a cell phone.