RCMP rigid hull inflatable sends mayday call last night from Dodd Narrows
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trophywife
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panicked operators from saskatchewan...
Fish Assassin
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Wonder if there was no coast guard to assist and they had to paddle their way into Ladysmith.
Peahead
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I agree this probably shouldn't have been a mayday call but I suppose if at anytime it was felt lives were at stake, better safe than sorry. Originally a report I got while it was happening was that the vessel had hit a log and was taking on water. Funny thing though is that the report said it was the RCMP boat 'Lindsay' which is about 11 meter aluminum cat I think.
AIS showed that the vessel NPA Osprey was at Dodd Narrows area at that time ( Nanaimo Port Authority Police)
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/316024446/vessel:NPA_OSPREY and also a AIS signal from an RCM SAR inflatable.
It sounds like the damaged inflatable made it to Ladysmith under its own power but hard to know for sure especially with sketchy reporting and considering originally media reports were saying it was the 'Lindsay' that hit the log and that it was taking on water! I suspect they didn't head to the much closer Nanaimo harbour due to opposing outgoing/tide currents at that time ??
AIS showed that the vessel NPA Osprey was at Dodd Narrows area at that time ( Nanaimo Port Authority Police)
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/316024446/vessel:NPA_OSPREY and also a AIS signal from an RCM SAR inflatable.
It sounds like the damaged inflatable made it to Ladysmith under its own power but hard to know for sure especially with sketchy reporting and considering originally media reports were saying it was the 'Lindsay' that hit the log and that it was taking on water! I suspect they didn't head to the much closer Nanaimo harbour due to opposing outgoing/tide currents at that time ??
