Fishing vessel F/V Haida Legend sinks off Langara Island
Four fishermen are safe after the 45-foot Haida Legend sank about 20 nautical miles off Langara Island last Thursday evening, Sept. 6. It’s unclear why the boat sank, but the crew, who were fishing halibut, heard a loud pop before it began taking on water. They radioed for help at about 5:30 p.m., and were safely evacuated to a Langara Island fishing lodge by sport fishermen who were nearby. “The crewmen are obviously shaken,” said the controller at Coldfish Seafoods, the Richmond, B.C. company that owned the Haida Legend, which was insured. The boat was already sinking quickly by the time they made for the island. >click to read<17:27
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