Ferry rescued six boaters

Six people have been safely plucked from the water off the coast of Vancouver Island by the "Spirit of Vancouver Island". The company got a call from the Coast Guard on Aug 27 in the morning, asking for help rescuing boaters near Mayne Island. Four people were in a boat when it began sinking, and two kayakers tried to help, but flipped their own boats in the process, leaving six people in the water. The "Spirit of Vancouver Island" was travelling from Vancouver to Victoria and launched a rescue boat just outside of Active Pass. Two crew members in the rescue vessel scooped all six people out of the water, then transferred the four from the small boat to a Coast Guard vessel and took the two kayakers to shore. All six people were fine, but very cold from being in the frigid water. The ferry was delayed by about 20 minutes.