Sunken charter boat located as rescued passenger dies

A fishing charter boat that sank near Vancouver last month has been located at a depth of 153 metres, as authorities confirmed the death of a rescued passenger and continued their investigation into the tragedy. The vessel, the Big Coast, operated by Top Vancouver Fishing Charter Inc., went down in the Strait of Georgia near Roberts Bank on June 28 with ten people aboard.

One of the four people rescued from the water, a 28-year-old Chinese citizen residing in Seattle, has since died in a hospital. This brings the presumed death toll to seven, as six other individuals remain missing and are feared drowned. The missing include the 22-year-old vessel operator from Richmond, B.C., and five passengers from Toronto, Redmond, Washington, Seattle, and West Vancouver, B.C. The families of all those involved have requested that their names not be released.

On July 6, the Richmond RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team, with support from West Coast Marine Services, located the sunken 2017 Kingfisher boat using a remotely operated vehicle. Police stated that the significant depth, darkness, and underwater conditions prevented a thorough examination of the vessel's interior, and no occupants were...