Debris located ‘likely’ from fishing boat with two crew missing off Labrador
Posted Sep 19, 2021 01:48:44 PM.
Last Updated Sep 19, 2021 01:55:08 PM.
MARY’S HARBOUR — Searchers have located a blue storage tub that the joint rescue co-ordination centre says is likely debris from a nine-metre fishing boat that went missing with two men on board off Labrador.
The fishing vessel Island Lady departed the small coastal community of Mary’s Harbour Friday morning with two crew on board, and was reported missing that night.
The Cape Islander-style boat had two outboard motors and was equipped with radio, and had been expected back in the harbour by 5 p.m. on Friday.
Military helicopters, airplanes, coast guard cutters and local fishing boats were participating in the search on Sunday morning.
Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens, a spokesman for the joint rescue co-ordination centre, says searchers located a blue storage tub for fish and believe it is likely from the missing boat, but they haven’t found other debris.
“It’s not 100 per cent certain it’s the Island Lady, but we’re making that assumption and it’s helping define the search area,” Owens said in an interview on Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2021.
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