THREE FISHERMEN RESCUED BY 413 SQUADRON NEAR LIVERPOOL

14 WING GREENWOOD – Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR Techs) from 14

Wing Greenwood successfully rescued three fishermen from their fishing

boat near Liverpool, Nova Scotia early Wednesday morning.

The fishing vessel, Brute Force1had run aground and sent out a Mayday

call, which was immediately relayed to the Joint Rescue Coordination

Centre (JRCC) in Halifax at 11.24 p.m. The Coast Guard vessel, Spray

arrived on scene and tried to tow the boat to deeper waters, but was

unsuccessful. The JRCC then called 14 Wing Greenwood to dispatch one of

its CH-149 Cormorant helicopters from 413 (Transport & Rescue) Squadron

at 3:12 a.m. The Cornt arrived on scene shortly thereafter and hoisted

the three crewmen into the helicopter.

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