RCMP continue careful recovery of sunken fishing charter in B.C. waters
RCMP and partner agencies are assessing recovery options as the vessel remains 150 metres below the surface and evidence in the investigation.
- The RCMP is planning a complex recovery operation for a sunken charter near Richmond, treating the vessel as evidence following the June 28, 2026, capsizing in the Strait of Georgia.
- Ten people were aboard when the boat went down in the Strait of Georgia; four were rescued but one died later in hospital, leaving six people presumed drowned.
- Mounties used an underwater drone to locate the charter about 150 metres below the ocean surface, though the initial scan did not reveal any victims inside the wreck.
- Witness accounts suggest more people were in the water than the four recovered, making the recovery operation essential to confirm whether remaining individuals remain aboard the vessel.
- Captain Chen Ming complained to family about a broken side door on the charter before it sank, a detail investigators are assessing as they prepare for the recovery operation.
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RCMP Continue Careful Recovery of Sunken Fishing Charter in BC Waters
Mounties say raising a sunken fishing charter in the Straight of Georgia near Richmond, B.C., where six people are presumed drowned, needs to be done carefully as the vessel is considered evidence in their investigation. Police say it’s unclear if any victims remain within the vessel, which sits on the ocean floor about 150 metres below the ocean surface. A statement from the RCMP issued Friday says witness accounts indicate that more people t…
Recovering sunken B.C. charter must be done carefully to preserve evidence: RCMP
Mounties say raising a sunken fishing charter in the Straight of Georgia near Richmond, B.C., where six people are presumed drowned, needs to be done carefully as the vessel is considered evidence in their investigation.
The Toronto Star
RCMP continue careful recovery of sunken fishing charter in B.C. waters
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties say raising a sunken fishing charter in the Straight of Georgia near Richmond, B.C., where six people are presumed drowned, needs to be done carefully
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