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.
HILLSBURN, N.S. — After a year that has brought so much suffering to Nova Scotia, six families in a remote corner of the province are having to cope yet another loss following the sinking of a . . .
YARMOUTH, N.S. A fishing industry association in southwestern Nova Scotia has set up a fund to collect donations for the families of six men who were lost after their scallop dragger sank last week. The Full Bay Scallop Association as well as Yarmouth Sea Products, the company that owned the 15-metre scallop dragger called Chief William Saulis, have opened an account with the Coastal Financial Credit Union. Donations can be made starting Monday to the Chief William Saulis Benevolent Fund at any Credit Union branch across the Atlantic provinces; disbursement of the funds will be managed by a recognized charitable organization.
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The ‘Chief William Saulis Families Fund’ was posted to gofundme on Friday.
The goal is to raise $60,000 for the families of Charles Roberts, Leonard Gabriel, Aaron Cogswell, Eugene “Geno” Francis, Dan Forbes, and Mike Drake.
The Full Bay Scallop Association and Yarmouth Sea Products – the company that owns the vessel Chief William Saulis – have set up an account to collect donations.
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