Neglected safety gear on fishing boats could endanger fishermen
Most fishing boats in Nova Scotia are well stocked with safety equipment, but in some cases it is installed and forgotten. That means life-saving gear like survival suits aren t maintained and might not work in an emergency.
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Posted: Dec 28, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
A rescue frame is used to haul a man out of the water during a rescue drill. (Brett Ruskin/CBC)
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HALIFAX As the Nova Scotia RCMP used a helicopter Friday to search for five fishermen whose scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy this week, the mayor of a major fishing port said many residents are still in a state of shock. The body of one fisherman was found Tuesday night, but the boat and the other crew members and captain have yet to be found. Right now, people are still numb, said Pam Mood, mayor of Yarmouth, which is famous for its large lobster fishing fleet. It s very, very raw. We are almost getting used to the fact that just when we get used to standing back up, we get punched in the face again.
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Last Modified: 5:17 PM CST Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
HALIFAX - As the Nova Scotia RCMP used a helicopter Friday to search for five fishermen whose scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy this week, the mayor of a major fishing port said many residents are still in a state of shock.
An RCAF Cormorant helicopter flies over the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. in an area where empty life-rafts from a scallop fishing vessel where reported on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The Nova Scotia RCMP say they plan to use a helicopter today to continue the search for five fishermen whose boat sank in the Bay of Fundy on Tuesday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan