An investigation into how the Canadian Coast Guard responded to a vessel in distress raises questions about why one fisherman died after a towing operation went awry.
An investigation into how the Canadian Coast Guard responded to a Nova Scotia vessel in distress two years ago raises questions about why one fisherman died after a towing operation went awry.
Minutes later, amid heavy rain and dense fog, the five fishermen donned immersion suits and jumped into a life raft. In response, the coast guard crew lowered a scramble net — a type of rope ladder — over the side of the 77-metre medium icebreaker.Will the Liberals’ ‘tax holiday’ pay political dividends? What it signalsBut the water was so rough, the net was washed back onto the ship several times.
More importantly, the report highlights the fact that once the bollard broke, it became clear there were no plans in place to remove the crew from the fishing boat. As for the scramble net, the report says it was not suitable for the deplorable conditions that faced the coast guard crew in 2022.
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