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Boater clinging to capsized skiff rescued by B.C. ferry staff near terminal

BC Ferries work boat was deployed to help boater in water near Tsawwassen ferry terminal
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A BC Ferries worker directs traffic as travellers wait for ferries to Vancouver Island at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Friday, July 30, 2021. A British Columbia ferry had to be diverted to rescue a person clinging to their boat near the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A British Columbia ferry had to be diverted to rescue a person clinging to their overturned boat near a ferry terminal on Monday.

BC Ferries says the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria notified it around 12:30 p.m., asking for help to rescue a boater in the water near the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

BC Ferries says a work boat was deployed to bring the person back to shore.

The boater was taken to hospital after being rescued from an aluminum skiff.

BC Ferries spokeswoman Sonia Lowe says in a statement that staff at the ferry terminal have reached out to the boater and he is expected to make a full recovery.

Lowe says staff have done 香蕉视频直播渆xtensive marine safety and emergency response training香蕉视频直播 and are ready to assist in these situations.

香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e incredibly proud of our staff for their professional and timely response to this incident and for their continued dedication to keeping people safe on and around the water,香蕉视频直播 said Lowe in the statement.





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