To maintain the hovercraft, a 1,845 m2 (19,860 sq ft) facility was constructed at Malmö adjoining a quay with a floating pontoon for docking.

The 1984/1985 winter was one of the coldest suffered by the region leading to Øresund freezing over and preventing other fast ferries from operating.

[4][6] After being purchased by the Government of Canada in 2004 Liv Viking underwent a significant refit completed by Hoverwork Ltd. on the Isle of Wight, England and rebuilt to Canadian Coast Guard specifications.

[3][7] In 2010, Penac was deployed to rescue the crew and passengers of a sailboat that was sinking due to adverse weather conditions.

Penac's lack of facilities lead to the vessel's replacement as the Canadian Coast Guard sought a more versatile ACV.

[9] Penac's lack of versatility was brought to the fore when the other, larger, ACV assigned to British Columbia, CCGS Siyay, was sidelined for nearly a year in 2015–2016 due to a refit.

[3] The vessel was posted for sale in 2019[8] and sold to Gino Leblanc and Theo Gene Albert of Caraquet, New Brunswick-based Northeast Diving Ltd.[11] In early 2023, the vessel was transported by cargo ship from British Columbia through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

On 17 June 2023, the hovercraft was deliberately run ashore in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, after a 0.91-metre (3 ft) tear developed in the vessel's skirt while travelling from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia.