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Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Search operation over for woman who went missing on ferry in Atlantic Canada
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES – A search and rescue operation has ended for a 41-year-old woman who went missing on a ferry travelling between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says aircraft and ships that had been searching for the woman have been returned to base. Hickey says in an email that the RCMP have taken over the missing person's case. Police have said the woman was last seen around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on board the Marine Atlantic Blue Puttees sailing from North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L. A Hercules plane, Cormorant helicopter, a coast guard ship and a civilian aircraft all searched for the woman in the water south of Port aux Basques, N.L. The RCMP searched the ferry extensively upon arrival in Port aux Basques and did not find the woman. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025.
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Search operation over for woman who went missing on ferry in Atlantic Canada
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES - A search and rescue operation has ended for a 41-year-old woman who went missing on a ferry travelling between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says aircraft and ships that had been searching for the woman have been returned to base. Hickey says in an email that the RCMP have taken over the missing person's case. Police have said the woman was last seen around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on board the Marine Atlantic Blue Puttees sailing from North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L. A Hercules plane, Cormorant helicopter, a coast guard ship and a civilian aircraft all searched for the woman in the water south of Port aux Basques, N.L. The RCMP searched the ferry extensively upon arrival in Port aux Basques and did not find the woman. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Coast guard searching water off N.L. for woman who went missing on ferry
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES – A search is underway for a 41-year-old woman who went missing on a ferry travelling between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. RCMP say the woman was last seen around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on board the Marine Atlantic Blue Puttees sailing from North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L. A spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says searchers believe the woman may have fallen off the ship. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says a Hercules plane, Cormorant helicopter, and a civilian aircraft searched the water south of Port aux Basques on Wednesday, and a coast guard vessel was dispatched to retrace the ferry's route. Hickey says the RCMP searched the ferry extensively upon arrival in Port aux Basques and did not find the woman. He says a Hercules aircraft and a coast guard ship remain in the immediate search area off Port aux Basques, but deteriorating visibility is becoming a concern for searchers. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 17, 2025.
Global News
23-06-2025
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- Global News
‘Extensive' efforts continue to find 4 missing from Quebec helicopter crash
Efforts by emergency services personnel continued Monday as they searched for four people who have been missing since a medical transport helicopter crashed into a lake in eastern Quebec on Friday night. The search continues in and around Watshishou Lake near Natashquan as divers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) joined in the effort on Sunday morning. A spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Air Force told Global News it is no longer involved in the search. 'All Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft have completed an extensive visual search of the last known position of the crashed Air Medic helicopter. Unfortunately, the missing personnel have not been located at this time,' Lt. Commander Len Hickey said in an email Monday. 'As of 3:00 p.m. (EDT), 22 June, all RCAF tasked aircraft have suspended search efforts and returned to base.' Story continues below advertisement Five people were aboard an Airmedic helicopter on Friday at around 10:30 p.m. before it crashed into the lake. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy One person managed to escape but crews are currently searching for the four others who were aboard the pre-hospital medical transport service aircraft when it went down. 'One crew member has been safely recovered; their life is not in danger, and they are currently receiving the necessary support,' Airmedic said in a statement Sunday morning. 'Yesterday, extensive search and rescue efforts were carried out on the ground, in the air, and on the water. This morning, diving teams from the Sûreté du Québec are on site to support the ongoing and active search operations.' The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is working alongside Quebec police as it attempts to discover the cause of the collision. 'The helicopter was in the process of a medical evacuation and crashed into a lake shortly after takeoff,' a spokesperson for the TSB told Global News in an emailed statement. 'An investigation has been opened. The TSB is in contact with the operator and others involved and is collecting information.' According to preliminary information gathered by the TSB, 'the helicopter was conducting a medical evacuation and crashed into a lake shortly after takeoff.' Story continues below advertisement Airmedic, a Montreal-based company that specializes in air medical transport across Canada, has temporarily suspended operations 'in order to prioritize the well-being of its teams and provide them with all necessary support.' Watshishou Lake is located in an area of Quebec called the North Shore, as it lies on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is about 450 kilometres east of Baie-Comeau. — with files from The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
01-05-2025
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Spanish pilot missing after small plane crossing Atlantic crashes off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S – The search for a pilot whose small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Newfoundland continued for a second day on Wednesday. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the single-engine Air Tractor AT-802 took off from St. John's International Airport with only the pilot aboard on Tuesday morning. A spokesman for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax says the centre received a signal from an emergency beacon around 9 a.m. Atlantic time. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says the signal came from an area 225 kilometres east of St. John's. He says two Canadian Coast Guard vessels and two fishing boats were dispatched to the scene to begin the search, and they were joined by a military CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter and a CC-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft. The searchers later found an oil slick, one of the amphibious plane's floats, as well as an empty orange life-raft and some other debris. Hickey said the transportation board confirmed the turboprop had been purchased in the United States by a man from Spain, whose flight plan included a stopover in St. John's before heading to the Azores, an island chain west of Portugal. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. The highly agile Air Tractor aircraft, which has a range of almost 1,000 kilometres, is primarily used for spraying agricultural crops. But it can also be used for aerial firefighting when equipped with floats. Typically, smaller aircraft do not have the range to complete a transatlantic flight, but they can be equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks to extend their flight time. 'He was working his way up the eastern seaboard with the last touch point in North America being St. John's before he crossed the Atlantic,' Hickey said in an interview. 'The Azores was listed in the flight plan as the destination.' Hickey said Wednesday the two fishing boats were released from the search later in the day, and he confirmed the search would continue until sundown. At that point if the pilot had not been found, the RCMP was expected to take on the case as a missing person file. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2025.
