Coast Guard Search and Rescue Station: Cobourg

Caption: Cobourg, Ontario

Robert Moore, commanding officer: Rescue station Cobourg, Rob speaking. Surfer in distress, East of Peter Rock. It’s going to be a cutter call guys.

The operations here at the Coast Guard Station Cobourg is search and rescue.

When a call comes in, we take the information down, positions, the nature of the call, get the boat ready to sail, get underway as soon as possible.

Karina Mora, leading seaman, rescue specialist: Whether it’s a cutter call or a zodiac call, our commanding officer’s got a position for us. We’re planning it out, prepping our gear, getting ready to go.

Mat Jakuszky, chief engineer: So we’ve got two caterpillar C12 engines, each 450 horse power. The vessel is built to tow as well as to be quick to get to the rescue.

Moore: There’s four crew members here, commanding officer, chief engineer and two deckhands.

Jakuszky: We live together. We work together. But when we interact with the public, we wear masks.

Moore: People that work well in this job are able to think on their feet to adapt to changing situations.

Mora: You just work hard and you show that you’re a productive crew member and you’re going to get along.

Moore: Being a first responder and knowing that you’re doing something to help the community, that makes me feel good.

Mora: What got me interested in the Coast Guard, I was reading a Canadian Geographic magazine on one of the icebreakers and thought that was so cool. I had to get that experience for myself.

Being able to help out the community, it’s a very rewarding job.

John Henderson, mayor, Cobourg: The Canadian Coast Guard have a profound importance in our community.

I’d like to say a sincere thank you for being part of Cobourg’s fabric.

Moore: I feel pretty lucky working in this environment. I get to work with good people and I enjoy helping people. When my tour is up, I get to go home with my family.

Thank you Prescott, have a good afternoon.

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