Three other people were taken off the vessel by a passing tanker and are en route to Saint John, New Brunswick. The rescue centre says nine people were on board the vessel and early indications are they are foreign nationals. There is no information on whether the three missing people are in a life-raft. The two injured and the body of the dead person were being airlifted to a hospital in Yarmouth.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
One Dead, Three Injured In Yachting Incident Off Cape Sable Isle
One person is dead and two injured after a yacht broke down and was drifting about 128 kilometres south of Cape Sable Island. A Cormorant helicopter is looking for three other people who are in the water.
Three other people were taken off the vessel by a passing tanker and are en route to Saint John, New Brunswick. The rescue centre says nine people were on board the vessel and early indications are they are foreign nationals. There is no information on whether the three missing people are in a life-raft. The two injured and the body of the dead person were being airlifted to a hospital in Yarmouth.
Three other people were taken off the vessel by a passing tanker and are en route to Saint John, New Brunswick. The rescue centre says nine people were on board the vessel and early indications are they are foreign nationals. There is no information on whether the three missing people are in a life-raft. The two injured and the body of the dead person were being airlifted to a hospital in Yarmouth.
