▁by ▁V ito ▁Ste el ▁Bo at ▁& ▁Bar ge ▁Limited ▁at ▁their ▁yard ▁in ▁D elta , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁with ▁the ▁yard ▁number ▁ 1 6 1 ▁and ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁After ▁completion , ▁Samuel ▁Ris ley ▁sa iled ▁to ▁eastern ▁Canada , ▁trans iting ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁and ▁deploy ing ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes . ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Region , ▁based ▁at ▁Par ry ▁Sound , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Earl ▁Grey ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁fall ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁assist ing ▁in ▁the ▁recovery ▁of ▁w reck age ▁from ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁Swiss air ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 1 1 . ▁Earl ▁Grey ▁and ▁ ▁recovered ▁w reck age ▁from ▁the ▁plane , ▁while ▁transfer ring ▁human ▁remains ▁to ▁. ▁On ▁ 7 – 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Earl ▁Grey ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁two ▁cargo ▁vessels ▁that ▁had ▁s ank ▁in ▁Cab ot ▁Stra it . ▁None ▁were ▁found . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁ship ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁recovery ▁and ▁raising ▁of ▁a ▁w reck ed ▁oil ▁bar ge ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁floor ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁carrying ▁b unker ▁oil ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁salv aged ▁from ▁another ▁sun ken ▁ship . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Samuel ▁Ris ley ▁worked ▁alongside ▁other ▁ice break ers