Emergency crews are evacuating crew members from a fishing vessel that twice caught fire and was taking on water off the Nova Scotia coast Tuesday night. A CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter has started removing some of the 32 crew members from the Atlantic Destiny, according to Lt.-Cmdr. The ship has lost power and is adrift about 120 nautical miles south of Yarmouth, N.S., in heavy seas. A small crew is remaining aboard the vessel "to control the water coming into the vessel," the JRCC said. Another fishing, the Lahave, is near the Atlantic Destiny and is standing by to assist.

Source: CBC News March 03, 2021 04:18 UTC