Rescue Mission Continues In Bay Of Fundy

A rescue mission continues for five fishermen missing in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of Nova Scotia.

The scallop dragger Chief William Saulis went down early Tuesday morning in poor weather.

Media reports and facebook posts have identified the men aboard the vessel as Leonard Gabriel, Dan Forbes, Michael Drake and Geno Francis, Aaron Cogswell, and captain Charles Roberts.

Several of the men are from the Yarmouth area or have ties to the community.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says that the search crews have swapped out and the weather has slightly improved.

They are still considering the operation to be a rescue mission.

Meantime, the community continues to rally for the fishermen and their families.

The JRCC found one individual deceased on Tuesday night.

The person hasn’t been identified.

Unfortunately, this evening, one individual was found deceased. The next of kin have been notified.
Our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to the family. The search continues for the remaining individuals.

— HfxJRCC_CCCOS (@hfxjrcc) December 16, 2020

Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood and Reverend A.J. Plaizier of Yarmouth Wesleyan Church for a brief live stream and to offer offer prayer on Wednesday morning.

“We are putting a support group together because we know that the devastation is going to be far and wide, it already is,” she explained. “So we’re putting a group together that can help folks and we’ll get the news out about that.”

Reverend Plaizier offered prayers for the missing fishermen, their families, first responders and the community as a whole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Map courtesy of Google Maps)

 

(with files from Jakob Postlewaite)