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B.C. sailors tell of harrowing choices in rescue of charter sinking survivors
- A Coast Guard hovercraft responded to a vessel capsizing near Richmond, B.C., on June 28, 2026, with some people not wearing life jackets.
- Boat owners Dorothy Stauffer and Brian Angus saw five people in the water but could only rescue three close to them due to conditions and a language barrier.
- Four people were rescued in total, while six others remained missing after the search was called off that night.
- Rescuers and sailors informed Stauffer and Angus that saving three people was the best they could do under the circumstances.
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B.C. sailors tell of harrowing choices in rescue of charter sinking survivors
PORT BROWNING HARBOUR, B.C. - Two British Columbia sailors who rescued survivors of Sunday's charter boat sinking that claimed six lives in the Strait of Georgia have told of the
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B.C. sailors tell of harrowing choices in rescue of charter sinking survivors – Energeticcity.ca
Survivors of the sinking of a fishing charter boat in the Strait of Georgia are seen in an inflatable dinghy being helped by Coast Guard officers on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in this photo taken by sailor Dorothy Stauffer, who helped rescue them. Six people are missing and presumed drowned in the sinking, while four people were saved. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Dorothy Stauffer(Mandatory Credit) Brian Angus and Dorothy Stauffer set out from Vancouv…
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