A fishing vessel with 15 people on board, taking on water off southern Nova Scotia over the weekend, used pumps dropped to it by a rescue aircraft to stay afloat as it safely returned to harbour in Liverpool.
A spokesman for the rescue co-ordination centre in Halifax says the “Bickerton Pride” was about 150 kilometres south of Yarmouth when it began taking on water.
A Canadian Hercules aircraft and a U.S. Coast Guard jet were sent out to drop three pumps to the vessel.
The pumps ensured the vessel stayed afloat as it motored its way safely to port.
