Search called off for missing fishermen in Nova Scotia, RCMP take over case

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said Wednesday it had suspended the search for five fishers that went missing after a scallop boat sank in the Bay of Fundy on Tuesday. The 15-metre Chief William Saulis floundered northeast of Digby amid heaving, three-metre waves pushed by 40-kilometre-per-hour gusts and an unusually high tide. Searchers later found two empty life-rafts, some clothing and debris consistent with sinking. The body of one man was recovered lates Tuesday, but the search continued Wednesday for five other men as ground search crews said they were seeking closure for the families. The JRCC has turned the investigation over to the RCMP that will investigate the incident as a missing persons case. Ross Lord reports