The Canadian Coast Guard has known as off a seek for a crewmember believed to have gone overboard from one in every of its icebreaker vessels off Newfoundland’s northeast coast.
The CCGS Vincent Massey crewmember, who was reportedly final seen aboard the ship on Sunday night, was reported lacking at 8:15 a.m. on Monday when the vessel arrived in St. John’s.
An “in depth” search involving Canadian Coast Guard vessels, plane and vessels from different federal sources was launched however proved unsuccessful. The choice to finish the search was made Tuesday afternoon
“We’re devastated to substantiate that one in every of our personal workers has been misplaced at sea. Crews carried out an intensive search and rescue operation at sea and within the air, which ended final evening,” the Coast Guard stated in a social media put up on Wednesday.
“Our ideas are with the household and family members of the lacking crew member, the crew of the CCGS Vincent Massey and all our workers,” the company added. “It is a time of mourning.”
The incident is now being investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
CCGS Vincent Massey is a 275-foot (LOA) icebreaking anchor dealing with tug provide vessel (AHTS) transformed to a medium class icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. Initially in-built Norway in 2000, the vessel was bought to Canada in 2018 and devoted to service for the Canadian Coast Guard in September 2023 following a conversion at Davie Shipbuilding.
