Fiona might not have been the worst we’ve seen, but climate change is hammering Nova Scotia’s coasts. “The storms are getting greater in magnitude and then more of them,” Brad Boutilier said. “We are seeing changes on the water, for sure.”
The 48-year-old schooner Peer's Fancy sank in Long Cove, St. Margarets Bay, after its mooring dragged during Fiona. - Lee Kirby / SubmittedThe hand of God sank her. Then many hands raised her again.
“It was a bit more than an individual could deal with to get it raised, so he gave me a shout and I worked with a couple of other teams to get her out of the water and prepped for her next chapter.” They used the shipyard’s rescue boat, as well as a barge and crane from Eagle Beach to raise the schooner.
The boat “wasn’t smashed to pieces,” Wilson said. “Some of the planks had been separated and some of the planks had pulled off the boat.”“As the tide was going up, it was going in through the companionway and the other hatches on the boat,” Wilson said of the ocean.The schooner Peer's Fancy sank in Long Cove, St. Margarets Bay, when its mooring dragged during Fiona. - Facebook
“It was certainly emotional for him, but when he saw it out of the water it was a huge relief for him; it’s a member of the family,” Boutilier said in an interview Thursday while he was sailing past Cape Cod to deliver another boat to the U.S. “Every single boat was off the docks, and we had all but three hauled out and put away at our facility. Many people wanted their vessels indoors out of the weather so they didn’t have to think of it at all.”Peer’s Fancy is now at Shining Waters, but she won’t be for long.The schooner’s electronics were wrecked by the water, but the diesel engine should survive.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NSP tackles restoration challenges in eastern Nova Scotia | SaltWireDaunting challenges in the eastern part of the province following Fiona mean there will be electricity customers without power into the weekend and, in some areas, into next week, says Nova Scotia Power.
Read more »
Cape Breton University possible site of Nova Scotia's second medical school: Premier | SaltWireSYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University is looking at adding a medical school to its campus. Premier Tim Houston let slip the mention that the post-secondary ...
Read more »
Nova Scotia man alleged leader of group charged in $55-million Alberta drug bust | SaltWireLaw enforcement agencies from Canada and the U.S. have seized an estimated $55 million in drugs and $7 million in assets in one of the largest such busts in Alberta’s history, leading to 80 charges against 15 people - including the alleged ringleader, a...
Read more »
Nova Scotia deficit projected to be $48 million higher than budgeted in March | SaltWireThe Nova Scotia government now expects to spend $48 million more this year than it budgeted. The government gave its first budget update Thursday morning, ...
Read more »