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Quebec Sailor Missing Off Labrador Coast Rescued After Cargo Ship Picked up Signal
- A sailor was rescued after going missing off the coast of Labrador during a solo trip to Greenland from Quebec.
- The sailor's boat, Tonnerre, experienced bad weather, which knocked out its electronic systems, according to Martin Hurley of the Canadian Coast Guard.
- A cargo ship, Lowlands Century, picked up the Tonnerre's distress signal and notified search and rescue officials, leading to the sailor's rescue.
- Hurley emphasized the importance of all vessels monitoring distress frequencies to enhance safety at sea.
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A Quebec navigator who sailed from Blanc-Sablon for a solo trip to Greenland was found off Labrador.
The Tonnerre navigator, the six-metre sailboat en route to Greenland that was missing off the southeastern coast of Labrador, was found healthy except by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) authorities on Wednesday morning at about 8:30 a.m. The search for the man of Tadoussac from Blanc-Sablon in the first week of July resulted in his evacuation by helicopter on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. On Tuesday, July 22, two helicopters, three aircraft and three ve…
According to the authorities, a six-metre sailboat en route to Greenland is missing off the southeast coast of Labrador.
According to the authorities, a six-metre sailboat en route to Greenland is missing off the southeastern coast of Labrador. The Canadian Coast Guard reports that the vessel was reported late Sunday by a concerned citizen who called the Saint John Marine Rescue Centre in Newfoundland and Labrador. Authorities indicate that the vessel, called Tonnerre, departed from Blanc-Sablon, on the north coast of Quebec, and that its only occupant is travelli…
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