CCGS Cape Hearne

The CCGS Cape Hearne is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's 36 Cape class motor life boat. She as christened in 2005, at the Canadian Coast Guard Station at Kingston, Ontario. According to Peter Milliken, the local member of Parliament: ''"Kingston, with its long-standing history with fishing, maritime trade and recreational boating fully understands the clear need for search and rescue capacity on our Great Lakes. Assigning these new state-of-the-art lifeboats to coastal communities demonstrates the federal commitment to providing the highest levels of safety to ensure the ongoing prosperity and enjoyment of our aquatic riches."

On March 27, 2012, the Cape Hearne and Canadian and American helicopters and aircraft were deployed to help rescue the crew of the tugboat Patrice McAllister, which was disabled due to a fire in her engine room.

Cape Hearne is near the mouth of the Coppermine River, on the Arctic Ocean, and is named after Samuel Hearne the first European to map the Coppermine River.