In the 1990s, "Hudson" performed surveys in Greenland waters, Rankin Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet. During operations in Greenland waters, ice tore a gash in the hull of the ship. "Hudson" was forced to return to Canada for repairs. In 1996, "Hudson" joined the fleet of the Canadian Coast Guard. "Hudson" contributed to the recovery operations during the recovery operations of Swissair Flight 111 in the waters off of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada during the autumn months of 1998. From 1999 to 2001, "Hudson" performed surveys in the Sable Island region.