RCMP say they’ve been told no bodies were found in a search of an overturned boat off southwest Nova Scotia by divers on a private fishing vessel.
The Mounties say the captain of the Slave Driver told the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Sir William Alexander around 6 p.m. that divers have visually confirmed that there are no bodies in the Miss Ally.
They say the divers also found that no wheelhouse or sleeping quarters were attached to the vessel’s hull.
RCMP say searchers spotted the hull of the boat Saturday morning, about 239 kilometres southeast of Halifax and 46 kilometres northwest of where the last emergency radio signal was sent.
The boat capsized in heavy seas last Sunday with the loss of five young fishermen.
The 13 metre vessel, which was on an extended halibut fishing trip, was last spotted by the coast guard on Tuesday.
After the search for survivors was called off, the families of the fishermen asked federal authorities to recover the overturned vessel to determine if there were bodies inside. - Canadian Press
