Two coast guard vessels and an Armed Forces CH-149 Cormorant helicopter had been dispatched to the scene, and all six of the fishers had been recovered
MONTREAL — Three persons are lifeless after a fishing boat sank off Quebec’s Decrease North Shore early Monday morning, provincial police say.
The Canadian Coast Guard stated six individuals had been aboard the Silver Condor, out of Blanc Sablon, Que., about 1,300 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
Spokeswoman Emilie Proteau-Beaulieu stated in an e mail that the coast guard acquired a misery sign from the boat round 2:30 a.m.
Two coast guard vessels and an Armed Forces CH-149 Cormorant helicopter had been dispatched to the scene, and all six of the fishers had been recovered. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey stated three of the individuals recovered had been “unresponsive” when transferred to paramedics.
“The six occupants had been recovered collectively by (the coast guard) and (Armed Forces), and had been cared for by pre-hospital emergency providers as soon as ashore,” Proteau-Beaulieu stated. She stated three different close by vessels assisted within the search.
She stated the reason for the sinking — which befell round 37 kilometres off the coast of La Tabatiere, Que. — stays unknown.
Provincial police spokesman Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu stated the rescue was accomplished round 7:30 a.m. and the fishers had been transported to hospitals in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
The situations of the survivors weren’t instantly disclosed.
Beaulieu stated the deaths will likely be investigated by the Quebec coroner in addition to the province’s labour board.
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