HALIFAX — As a snowstorm descended on Nova Scotia and the search for five missing scallop fishermen was suspended Thursday, an industry leader said there was evidence to suggest their boat had . . .
Fishing Vessel That Sank Last Month Off Nova Scotia Located in Deep Water, Say RCMP
A scallop dragger that sank off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia with six fishermen on board has been found more than a month after it first went missing, RCMP announced Sunday.
A search of a targeted area of the Bay of Fundy using side sonar and a remotely operated underwater vehicle early Saturday located a mass in more than 60 metres of water. Police later confirmed the mass was the wreckage of the Chief William Saulis.
In an interview Sunday, RCMP spokesman Sgt. Andrew Joyce said the vessel was found upright more than two kilometres from the shore of Delaps Cove, N.S.
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Nova Scotia fishing industry raising money for families who lost scallop fishermen
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 10:58 am EDT
Members of a ground search and rescue team walk along the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. as they continue to look for five fishermen missing after the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis sank in the Bay of Fundy, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. RCAF search and rescue aircraft and Canadian Coast Guard boats have been dispatched as well. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
HALIFAX The industry group that represents Bay of Fundy scallop fishers has started raising money to help the families of the six fishermen who were lost Tuesday when their boat sank in rough weather.
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