On an average day, the Canadian Coast Guard saves 8 lives...

The following information is from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada website, when the Hon.Gail Shea was DFO Minister.
Google: "ARCHIVED - Fisheries and Oceans Canada 1/3" --- November 13, 2009 - Canadian Coast Guard - DFO's Special Operating Agency:- Section 2.
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                                       On an average day the Canadian Coast Guard:

• Saves 8 lives;
• Assists 55 people in 19 search and rescue cases;
• Services 60 aids to navigation;
• Handles 1,547 marine radio contacts;
• Manages 2,325 commercial ship movements;
• Escorts 4 commercial vessels through ice;
• Carries out 12 fisheries patrols and supports 8 scientific surveys and 3 hydrographical missions;
• Deals with 4 reported pollution events; and
• Surveys 4.4 kilometres of navigation channel bottom.