Search suspended for six missing after charter boat sinks near Vancouver
Summary
Canadian authorities stopped searching for six people missing after their charter boat sank near Vancouver. Three survivors were rescued by a couple on a sailboat, and one more was found by search teams, but no one else was found alive.Key Facts
- The charter boat sank about 10 miles off the coast near Vancouver.
- The emergency call came in at 11:45 PT on Sunday.
- Three people were saved by a sailboat couple; a fourth was rescued by official search crews.
- None of the people in the water were wearing life jackets.
- The boat had left from Steveston, a fishing community near Vancouver.
- Search teams included ferries, Coast Guard, police boats, helicopters, and planes.
- Officials do not yet know why the boat sank and are investigating.
- No wreckage or debris was seen at the rescue site.
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