Search for sunken charter boat off Richmond continues with sonar
Recovery crews are using sonar to locate the fishing vessel that sank near Roberts Bank on June 28, leaving six presumed dead and four rescued.
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Search and recovery efforts are continuing for a fishing charter boat that capsized off the coast of Richmond on June 28, leaving six people presumed dead.
On Thursday, July 2, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team and West Coast Marine Services were using sonar to locate the vessel in waters between 150 and 180 metres deep near Roberts Bank. Conditions have made the search slower and more difficult, but a slack tide expected Thursday afternoon was forecast to provide a better window for teams to work.
Four people were rescued from the water with hypothermia. The remaining six are presumed dead. Ten people were on board the charter boat when it began taking on water the morning of June 28.
RCMP Corporal Frank Bryson said even after the vessel is found, it could take additional days to safely investigate, document, and potentially recover it. "This is not a quick process," he said Thursday.
The investigation is being led by the Richmond RCMP's Serious Crimes Unit and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has also deployed a team.
