ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A commercial cod fishing vessel with four crew members on board sank off the coast of Fleur de Lys on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21, ...
Mark Gould , deputy superintendent responsible for search and rescue co-ordination for the Canadian Coast Guard, speaks to reporters in St. John’s Wednesday about the search for a missing fisherman in Fleur De Lys. Keith Gosse • The TelegramHurricane Lee to impact Atlantic Canada this weekend | SaltWireST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A commercial cod fishing vessel with four crew members on board sank off the coast of Fleur de Lys on Tuesday afternoon, Sept.
The incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when the RCMP received word from the Canadian Coast Guard about the sunken vessel. The survivor received an assessment from local emergency medical services on-site but required no further medical attention, Gould said.Search and rescue operations commenced immediately and continued throughout the night.
Search and rescue teams from Deer Lake, Springdale, and Grand Falls-Windsor contributed to the search efforts along the shoreline, with the RCMP underwater recovery team also involved. "The search and rescue operation will continue throughout the day, with a focus on expanding the search to land due to the diminishing chances of survivability in the water."Names and ages of those involved are being withheld to respect the privacy of the next of kin, he added.
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