US EditionNaval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than two hours in water
The sailor spent over two hours in stormy, cold waters before being rescued by a coordinated Canadian and U.S. search operation, Maritime Forces Pacific said.
- A naval member fell overboard from a rigid-hull inflatable boat about a kilometre east of Bentinck Island near Vancouver Island on Monday afternoon.
- After being alerted at around 2:45 pm, rescuers from Canada and the United States launched a search operation involving vessels, helicopters, and aircraft.
- The naval member was rescued at around 5 pm after spending more than two hours in the water, amid difficult conditions like high winds and large swells.
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Naval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than two hours in water
VICTORIA — A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria was alerted to the person falling overboard from a rigid-hull inflatable boat at about 2:45 Monday afternoon. The incident happened about […]
VICTORIA — A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific stated that the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria had been alerted to the fall of a person from a rigid-hulled pneumatic vessel at approximately 1445 hours on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred approximately one kilometre east of Bentinck Island, near the southern tip of Vanc…
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