As a result of the shipwreck in western Canada three people were killed, nine rescued – Russian news agency TASS

OTTAWA, October 26th. / Correspondent. Daniel Studnev TASS /. Three people died and nine are saved as a result of flooding of a cruise ship near the Canadian Tofino (British Columbia). On Sunday television reported CBC.

According to the ambulance service Tofino, three people were killed, four – were hospitalized, and five other passengers were able to help rescuers on the shore – they got a slight hypothermia. The rescue co-ordination center of the province reported that on board the vessel at the time of the disaster were 27 people. The search for the remaining passengers and crew members are continuing.

To search for passengers and crew members involved aviation, told broadcaster CTV. The Rescue Coordination Centre specified that the operation involved two aircraft and one helicopter and two ships of the Coast Guard of Canada. In addition, the search operation Volunteering involves fishing and other vessels of local residents.

According to some data, 20-meter three-decker “Leviathan II” left the port of Tofino and sank off the small island of Vargas. The ship belonged to a local company Jamie’s Whaling Station and Adventure Centres, which organizes cruises for whale watching. The reasons for the shipwreck installed. According to one version, the ship could turn the kit.

Tofino is located on Vancouver Island, which is separated by the Strait of Georgia from the mainland.

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