Seychelles Coast Guard

The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) is a branch of the Seychelles People's Defence Force created in 1993. It is a maritime, military, multi-mission service. They acquired responsibility for search and rescue for vessel incidents as well as environmental protection from the Seychelles Port Authority, formerly known as the Port and Marine Services Division.

PS Constant

PS Contant is a Trinkat-class patrol vessel owned and operated by the Seychelles Coast Guard. She was formerly operated by the Indian Navy as INS Tarasa (T63). India, as well as the United Arab Emirates, have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with

St. Alphonse (1894 ship)

The St. Alphonse was a small steamship operated by the Brothers of the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate, in the Northwest Territories. The order built a small fleet of steamboats to transit the Mackenzie River and its tributaries. Although fastmoving, the

Governor Thomas H. Kean

Governor Thomas H. Kean is a ferry operated by New York Waterways. On January 15, 2009, the ferry, under the command of Brittany Catanzaro, helped rescue the passengers of US Airways flight 1549, after the failure of both engines forced the aircraft to

Fort Garry (1920 HBC vessel)

The Fort Garry was a vessel built in Little Brook, Nova Scotia, in 1920. Her first owners were Revillon Frères Ltd., who operated her under the name Albert Revillon. She was later purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company. She is described as a propeller

Blenheim moraine

The Blenheim moraine is a glacial moraine in Kent County, Ontario, north of Lake Erie

Governor Alfred E. Smith (fireboat)

Governor Alfred E. Smith was a fireboat first operated by the Fire Department of New York in 1961. She was the last of four sister ships. In 1970 the Department planned to retire her, but, instead, she was placed in reserve. She was finally retired on

Gul Ahmmad Yama

Gul Ahmmad Yama is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections. Yama is from Mazari Sharif, in Balkh Province

C.D. Scully

The C.D. Scully was a fireboat constructed for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The vessel was owned by Pittsburgh from its completion, in 1956, until its sale to Tampa, Florida, in 1973. She had been out of service for some time, when she was sold. She cost $91

Preferred charge

A preferred charge is an interim step in the United States' military justice system

Coat of arms of the Luhansk People's Republic

The coat of arms of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) is one of the state symbols of the partially recognized state, along with the flag and anthem. The LPR declared independence from Ukraine in 2014 and adopted its own national symbols the same year