Tag Archives: Moe Getson

Tanner Gaudet sang to a seal, seagulls while fighting for his life after boat sank off P.E.I.

As he drifted away from the North Cape reef last September in the cold waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Tanner Gaudet found himself in the company of two seagulls and a seal. Moments earlier, the 22-year-old lobster fisherman had freed himself from the Kyla Anne by flipping open the sunroof in the rapidly sinking lobster boat’s cabin and, using the small opening, escaped before the vessel slipped beneath the crashing waves. Two other members of the boat’s crew lost their lives in the Sept. 18 fishing tragedy.,,, Disaster for the three-man Kyla Anne crew struck in an instant. >click to read<11:12

‘We can have peace’: Town of Tignish reflects on tragedy after both bodies found

As family and friends prepare for the funerals of Glen DesRoches and Moe Getson, both who were missing after their boat capsized last Tuesday, the community of Tignish is reflecting on a week of tragedy, and how they plan to move forward. Mayor of Tignish, Allan McInnis, said it’s been a difficult week for the town, but that finally finding both men’s bodies is a relief for everyone. “Now we’ll do our mourning properly and then we can put everything to rest where we don’t have to constantly be thinking of our lost comrades,” McInnis said. >click to read<13:29