The Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel Private Robertson V.C. departed Patricia Bay, BC January 14 en route for its home base at the Bedford Institute in Dartmouth (Halifax Harbour).
It was the lead ship of nine in the Hero class of Damen Stanpatrol 4027 variants built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc's Halifax Shipyard. The ship was launched May 12, 2012 and was handed over to the CCG in August 2012 and assigned to Sarnia, ON where it was engaged in border policing and other CCG duties such as Search and Rescue.
In 2019 it sailed on its own hull to British Columbia to cover for other vessels as they entered refits. It also underwent its own extensive refit from March to November 2022.
Another of the Hero class vessels, the Corporal McLaren M.M.V. remains out of service after it partially capsized due to vandalism in November 2018 at CME Shipyard in Sambro, NS. After recovery, crews removed salvageable equipment and essentially gutted out damaged material. It was estimated that it would cost $11 million to repair. In the meantime a contract in excess of $500,000 was awarded to CME Shipyard, Pictou in July 2022 to stabilize and prepare the ship for long term storage until it can be repaired - possibly in 2023, but likely later.
The shipyard was insured to $10 million according to press reports, and the Canadian government had two years from the time of the incident to commence legal proceedings for damages.
The other Hero class boats in the Atlantic and Central regions do not usually see much if any winter service, and so are laid up or in refit until spring. Constable Carrière is in Pictou, Caporal Kaeble V.C. and Corporal Tether C.V. are in North Sydney, G. Peddle S.C. based at BIO, Dartmouth is scheduled for refit in January-February (unknown location), and A.Leblanc is in winter layup at Sorel-Tracy. The two remaining units, M.Charles M.B., and Captain Goddard M.V.M. are west coast based.
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