CCGS Sora

CCGS Sora was a 12.5 metre small multi-task utility craft that has seen service with the Canadian Coast Guard and Toronto Fire Services. It was deployed for medium range task and perform under moderate to high speed in moderate weather conditions and in sheltered waters in station mode. In 2005, it was purchased by the City of Toronto for use by TFS. It was finally retired in 2015.

Career with Canadian Coast Guard

During her career with the Canadian Coast Guard, Sora was a search and rescue boat along the Detroit River and western Lake Erie.
Her task included:

towing disabled/grounded light watercraft
medical evacuation calls
searching for missing vessels or aircraft over water

The vessel is not ice class and did not operate between December and April.

Career with Toronto Fire Services

She was declared surplus in late 2005 and sold to the City of Toronto in 2006. It was a back-up fireboat for. In November 2014, TFS acquired another former CCG vessel,, which replaced Sora as its second fireboat