Search underway for two missing fishers off Mary's Harbour
CBC
A search is underway for an overdue two-person crew that was expected to land in Mary's Harbour at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) and the Canadian Coast Guard has multiple helicopters in the air and boats on the water searching for the pair and their 28-foot boat, Island Lady.
The JRCC first learned about the missing vessel around 8:00 p.m NT Friday, after The Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John's — a JRCC substation — heard radio traffic from local fishing crews already searching the area, according to public affairs officer Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens.
From there, he said, a Hercules aircraft and Cormorant helicopter were quickly dispatched from 14 Wing Greenwood in Nova Scotia and 9 Wing Gander. Two coast guard vessels were sent to the area and an urgent broadcast was conducted by Labrador Coast Guard Radio.
Owens confirmed the search area had expanded by Saturday morning and more resources were added to the effort, including the factory freezer trawler the Northern Osprey III, Coast Guard icebreaker Captain Molly Kool, a Griffon helicopter from 5 Wing Goose Bay, aircraft from PAL Airlines as well as another aircraft from Nova Scotia equipped with heat signature equipment.
Local fishers are continuing to help the effort.
"Currently the weather is not as favourable for searching visually," Owens said.
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