Sunday, February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025

RCMSAR crew aids boater off Grave Point

Salt Spring’s Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue unit assisted a sailor whose vessel had lost power on Sunday.

An RCMSAR crew was tasked by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria at approximately 11 a.m. to assist a vessel adrift with one person aboard near Grave Point on Vancouver Island. Grave Point is near the northern entrance of Sansum Narrows.

RCMSAR Station 25 media officer Mike Murphy said a crew arrived on scene to find a vessel without power drifting towards the shore.

“Our crew was able to tow the vessel away from the rocky shoreline, and kept the vessel under tow until Eagle Eye Marine arrived from Ganges to take over the tow and provide assistance.”

RCMSAR volunteers also participated in safety patrol for the Jan. 1 Polar Bear Swim in Vesuvius Bay.

RCMSAR Station 25 is located in Vesuvius.

 

Sign up for our newsletter and stay informed

Receive news headlines every week with our free email newsletter.

Other stories you might like

Repair Cafe at Meaden Hall Feb. 8

SUBMITTED BY TRANSITION SALT SPRING Transition Salt Spring is gearing up for another year of community empowerment and environmental stewardship with the return of the...

LCC shaves budget to 10% hike

Salt Spring’s Local Community Commission (LCC) members have brought an initial 13.2 per cent 2025 requisition increase for Capital Regional District (CRD) services down...

NSSWD sets new hookup policy

On Monday, March 31, staff at the North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD) will open their doors and do something they haven’t done for...

Gymnastics program explodes in popularity

With more than 350 kids, it’s the largest indoor rec program on the island –– and with a raft of coaches with familiar names...

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here