LONDON, ONT. Two people made it shore safely but their sailboat took a bit of a beating on Lake Erie Friday. The boat was slammed repeatedly against the pier in Port Bruce, Ont. with high winds and strong waves coming across the lake. Emergency responders received a call around the noon hour that a boat was in distress with two people aboard. Each person was wearing a life-jacket but they couldn t get the boat clear of the pier or get it secured. The joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton was called and the Canadian Coast Guard was contacted. The boat eventually was pushed onto the rocks in a calmer section of the channel but extensive damage was already done.
Main rotor blade failure in flight caused 2019 fatal impact with the ground in Quebec TSB Press Release | April 1, 2021
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report (A19Q0109) on a fatal impact with the ground near Lac Valtrie in the Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve, Quebec.
Main rotor and tail rotor assembly. TSB Photo
On Jul. 10, 2019, a privately registered Robinson R44 helicopter was conducting a day visual flight rules flight from Lac de la Bidière, Quebec, to Saint-Sophie, Quebec, with one pilot and one passenger on board. The aircraft never reached its destination. It was reported missing the following day to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario, which began the search. No emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was detected.
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Two hikers stranded on an ice floe that broke away from the shore of Georgian Bay near Tobermory drifted for about three kilometres before they were rescued by an OPP helicopter on Sunday afternoon.
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. January 8, 2021
The CCGS Samuel Risley performs icebreaking duties on the St. Marys River, Ontario in March 2020. (Photo: Canadian Coast Guard)
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes, which provides assistance to the shipping industry, is underway. Working in partnership with U.S. Coast Guard District 9, the Canadian Coast Guard has two icebreakers assigned to the Great Lakes for the entire winter season: CCGS Griffon and CCGS Samuel Risley. These vessels are supported as required by additional Coast Guard vessels during the spring icebreaking season.
Although the St. Lawrence Seaway, Welland Canal and Sault Ste. Marie Locks are closed during the winter months, shipping is still active on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways, including Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River, Lake Huron, St. Marys River, and Georgian Bay.