Monday, December 22, 2025
ADVT 
National

Safety board to report on B.C. fishing boat capsizing that killed three

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Dec, 2016 01:11 PM
  • Safety board to report on B.C. fishing boat capsizing that killed three
RICHMOND, B.C. — Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are scheduled to release a report today about a commercial fishing boat that capsized last year near Tofino, B.C., killing three men.
 
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre has said the Caledonian's crew was trying to haul in a net on Sept. 5, 2015, when the boat listed.
 
It capsized and sank about 55 kilometres west of Estevan Point off Vancouver Island.
 
A fourth man was rescued from a life-raft hours later.
 
The BC Coroners Service identified Wesley Hagglund, Keith Standing and Doug White as the men who died in the accident.
 
Hagglund was skipper of the 33-metre dragger, while Standing was his engineer and White was a deckhand.
 
Hagglund, who was 55, was a resident of Duncan. Standing, 48, and White, 41, lived in Port Alberni.

MORE National ARTICLES

Goa, Hawaii To Soon Have Sister-state Relationship: US Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard

Goa, Hawaii To Soon Have Sister-state Relationship: US Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard
The American State of Hawaii would soon have a formal Sister-State relationship with Goa, a US lawmaker has said.

Goa, Hawaii To Soon Have Sister-state Relationship: US Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard

Dead Humpback Whale Found Tangled In Defunct Fish Farm In B.C.

Dead Humpback Whale Found Tangled In Defunct Fish Farm In B.C.
A dead humpback whale has been was found stuck in equipment at an empty fish farm on B.C.'s central coast.

Dead Humpback Whale Found Tangled In Defunct Fish Farm In B.C.

Police Arrest 'Young Man' In Connection To Racist Graffiti In Ottawa

Police Arrest 'Young Man' In Connection To Racist Graffiti In Ottawa
At a solidarity event at a south-end synagogue, Chief Charles Bordeleau said a young man was arrested Saturday morning after he was allegedly found trying to deface the Jewish Community Centre.

Police Arrest 'Young Man' In Connection To Racist Graffiti In Ottawa

Exiled Cleric Could Pose Risk To Canadian-Turkish Relations: Diplomat

Exiled Cleric Could Pose Risk To Canadian-Turkish Relations: Diplomat
A senior Turkish politician attending the Halifax International Security Forum says Donald Trump's election could spell trouble for relations with Canada if a U.S.-based Muslim dissident his country wants extradited seeks refuge north of the border.

Exiled Cleric Could Pose Risk To Canadian-Turkish Relations: Diplomat

CPI Leader Moves Top Court Challenging Validity Of Devanagari Script In New Notes

CPI Leader Moves Top Court Challenging Validity Of Devanagari Script In New Notes
A CPI leader has knocked Supreme Court's door to challenge Constitutional validity of introducing Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 500 notes with Devanagari script in its design, contending the script is in "contravention" of Article 343(1).

CPI Leader Moves Top Court Challenging Validity Of Devanagari Script In New Notes

Imran Khan Hints At Third Marriage

Imran Khan Hints At Third Marriage
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has once again given indications regarding his third marriage.

Imran Khan Hints At Third Marriage