CH149 Cormorant searching for the five missing fishermen off the coast of Nova Scotia in Delaps Cove. Image c/o JRCC.
The RCMP have located the Chief William Saulis scallop dragger which has been missing since December 15th.
On Saturday morning RCMP used a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to search a targeted area, using side-scan sonar, where a mass was detected. The mass was confirmed to be the Chief William Saulis. The vessel was located upright more than two kilometres from the shore of Delaps Cove.
The five missing fishermen from the vessel have still not been found. Police say they are continuing to search for them and their families have been told about the finding.
The RCMP are now working on their next steps to search the inside of the vessel. Because the depth of the vessel is greater than 60 meters it exceeds the Underwater Recovery Team’s maximum depth.
The Nova Scotia and British Columbia RCMP Underwater Recovery Teams have been working with the Canadian Coast Guard and Transportation Safety Board in their search for the scallop dragger.
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