A man at sea during the storm had help from hundreds of kilometres away.
The anchor on his sailboat was dragging and he was losing control in the powerful tides of hurricane Earl.
He made a distress call on his ham radio. Another boater in Florida responded and managed to get word to Lunenburg RCMP and South Shore coast guards.
Authorities made their way to second Peninsula, off the coast of Lunenburg, and helped the man from his boat to shore.
He made it safely to land in a small dingy.
Staff Sergeant Bruce Hill says the investigation will focus on one question; Why was the man sailing during gale force winds and heavy rain?
"My question is, there was a lot of notice that the hurricane was coming, so that's one of the things we're looking into, " says Hill.
The man sustained no injuries during the Saturday incident.