The JRCC received a name from the Tyhawk at 5:46 p.m. AT Saturday to say it was sinking, in keeping with public affairs officer Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens. That decision was lower brief, Owens stated.
The vessel had capsized, however 4 of the 5 crew members have been pulled from the water by an area fishing boat that first positioned the Tyhawk.
The crew members have been taken to hospital, however Owens had no touch upon their situation.
As of 0600 ADT, the seek for the lacking member of the FV Tyhawk continues. Attributable to vital icing situations and impact on each air and marine vessels, each the Cormorant and Hercules have been unable to fly and returned to Greenwood.
—@hfxjrcc
“We’ve not seen any any indication of the fifth member but, however we’ll proceed looking all through the day, hopefully with some constructive outcomes,” Owens stated Sunday morning.
A CH149 Cormorant helicopter and a CH130 Hercules plane, together with two coast guard ships, have been despatched to seek for the lacking crew member — the boat capsized about 30 kilometres west of Chéticamp, N.S., in keeping with Owens.
The 2 helicopters have since been grounded and one coast guard ship departed the world resulting from deteriorating climate situations. Owens stated freezing rain and low cloud cowl is making for poor visibility.
“This climate system that is coming by Nova Scotia is hitting that space arduous proper now,” he stated, including that the scenario might be reassessed hourly because the climate system passes.
One coast guard ship, the CCGS Cape Roger, is continuous the search Sunday.
The Tyhawk fishing vessel belongs to the Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick, in keeping with band councillor Ruth Levi.
Levi stated the boat and its crew left waters close to the neighborhood early Saturday to fish snow crab off Chéticamp. The season opened within the early hours of Saturday morning.
