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HALIFAX The Canadian military says aircraft and ships are responding to an emergency aboard a Canadian fishing vessel that has been damaged by fire off of the coast of Nova Scotia. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says the FV Atlantic Destiny is a scallop factory ship with 32 people on board and […]
A frantic few hours and a dramatic rescue in rough waters involving a fishing trawler based out of Riverport. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in .
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Mar 3, 2021 6:44 AM
A frantic few hours and a dramatic rescue in rough waters involving a fishing trawler based out of Riverport, N.S.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax confirmed after a mayday call was issued due to a fire onboard the vessel, some of the 32 crew members were lifted off the Atlantic Destiny around midnight.
The vessel was adrift roughly 120 nautical miles south of Yarmouth after it lost power in rough seas.
The mayday call regarding a fire on the boat was made around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night.
JRCC spokesperson Brian Owens says non-essential crew were taken off the ship and transported to Yarmouth for the night.
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