fleet on the Grand Banks after Canada claimed jurisdiction over the fishing in the area in what became known as the Turbot War. On 9 March 1995, the Coast Guard sent several vessels to detain the Spanish fishing trawler Estai. Cape Roger was given the job of closing with Estai and allowing the RCMP and Department of Fisheries and Oceans personnel to board the fishing trawler. The operation was successful and Estai was detained. The patrol vessel underwent a mid-life modernization at Shelburne Marine, Shelburne in 1996. On 3 October 1997, the small freighter Vanessa sent a distress signal which two merchants responded to, recovering nine survivors the next day. Cape Roger arrived on scene and recovered four bodies and one more survivor. In 2011 Cape Roger underwent a $12 million refit. During this refit the flight deck and hangar were modified. In September 2016, Cape Roger took part in the search for survivors of the Pop's Pride fishing trawler sinking off the coast of Newfoundland. In December 2018, Cape Roger, along with , , a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and a United States Coast Guard took part in the rescue of four crew of the sailboat Makena which had been disabled south of Newfoundland. References Notes Citations Sources Cape Roger-class patrol vessels 1976 ships Ships built in Nova Scotia Ships of the Canadian Coast Guard