There have been multiple drownings over the decades at iconic Peggys Cove near Halifax, including one in April. With another tourist season approaching, CBC News looks at why some safety measures proposed over the years were abandoned or never implemented.
doomed vessel. once safe on shore, they see hundreds of discarded life jackets. and as a body is taken away, the gravity of the situation becomes clear. we did not realize people were dying until we were on the ferry and we saw some of the people being carried away, all covered up. but i still did not realize it. i think it was probably the adrenaline trying to keep me from panicking. daylight reveals the huge rocks had torn a 160-foot gash in the half billion dollar cruise liner. divers begin their search for survivors. the sabas and the rest of the world learn that the boat s captain, francesco scutino, left the boat while many others were still on board. the captain said he slipped off the ship s deck and fell into a life boat. he said he tried to make his way back, but couldn t. listen as a coast guard official demands that the captain return