Scary stuff - glad all the tourists are safe!
Updated: Rescue underway for Victoria whale watching boat off U.S. coast
Seattle Search and Rescue running rescue of 45 people on board
Black Press - May. 9, 2019 2:00 p.m.
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/ne...off-u-s-coast/
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At approximately 12:35 p.m. Thursday, the Eagle Wing whale watching vessel 4Ever Wild came in contact with a rock near Smith Island, in U.S. waters off the Washington coast. The vessel sustained damage so the captain brought the vessel safely to shore on Smith Island, according to Eagle Wing Tours.
Seattle Search and Rescue is running the rescue that involves the US Coast Guard, Victoria Lifeboat Cape Calvert and numerous other Canadian whale watching boats that were in the area.
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