Six feared dead after ‘bizarre’ sinking of charter boat off Canadian coast
Key takeaways
- Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue joined the search on Sunday after a charter vessel sank off the coast of Vancouver.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleSearch teams in Canada have launched a recovery effort for six people believed to have drowned in a “bizarre” sinking of a fishing charter off the coast of Vancouver.
- Police and rescue crews praised a couple who were passing in their yacht for making a critical mayday call and saving stranded passengers by pulling them onboard their craft.
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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue joined the search on Sunday after a charter vessel sank off the coast of Vancouver. Photograph: Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue View image in fullscreen Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue joined the search on Sunday after a charter vessel sank off the coast of Vancouver. Photograph: Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Canada Six feared dead after ‘bizarre’ sinking of charter boat off Canadian coast. The vessel, thought to have been carrying 10 people, did not issue a mayday call before sinking in the strait of Georgia
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleSearch teams in Canada have launched a recovery effort for six people believed to have drowned in a “bizarre” sinking of a fishing charter off the coast of Vancouver.
Police and rescue crews praised a couple who were passing in their yacht for making a critical mayday call and saving stranded passengers by pulling them onboard their craft.