Rescue efforts save stranded family from boat wreck
By Trail Champion
Police say it took a team effort to rescue a family of six after Saturday nights Festival of Lights in Vancouver.
“On July 27 around 11 p.m., Richmond RCMP’S Marine Unit vessel, The Fraser Guardian, was heading home after assisting with water patrols during the Saturday night fireworks display, when they spotted a flashlight out on the Steveston rock jetty,” said a press release issued Wednesday.
“Upon closer inspection, the crew found a family of six stranded in a 25-foot vessel hung up on the rocks, five kilometers west of Garry Point Park in Richmond.
“The Fraser Guardian Crew called in The Richmond Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue to secure the boat. A Seaspan Vessel provided light to assist with the rescue of the four adults and two children on board the stranded vessel. The family was transported safely to the RCMP dock in Steveston.
Brian Hobbs (president, Strait of Georgia Marine Rescue Society) said in a letter to Richmond RCMP that “ had those members not acted so quickly this could have been a tragic situation. He said he has seen boats capsize or crash in similar circumstances.
