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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 Search 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. Continue reading...
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The vessel, thought to have been carrying 10 people, did not issue a mayday call before sinking in the strait of Georgia Search 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. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, 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 Search 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. Continue reading…
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