The Gull Isle and its sister ship Cove Isle were built in Kingston, Ontario in 1980. These vessels were the first of the Coast Guard “Isle Class” type 800 small navaids tender. From 1980 until 1991 the Gull Isle worked navigational aids in the Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay, operating out of Parry Sound. In the fall of 1991 the Gull Isle was transferred to Amherstburg on the Detroit River to continue much of the work that had been performed by the recently decommissioned Kenoki. Since 1992 the Gull Isle has been carrying out fixed and floating navigational aids work from southern Lake Huron to Port Weller at the Lake Ontario end of the Welland Canal. The vessels light 1.5m draft is particularly suited to the shallow waters and small craft routes of Lake St. Clair. However, the vessel is fitted with a 19.7 tonne/metre hydraulic crane allowing it to service any main shipping channel buoys in its operational area. At 20 metres long, the vessel does have limited carrying capacity and sea keeping qualities. Its complement of five, Commanding Officer, Chief Engineer and three deckhands are accommodated on board in small but efficient quarters.
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Location: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
