Remarkable video has emerged of the rescue of two people from a vessel stranded in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The rescue — a joint operation involving the Canadian Armed Forces, search and rescue and the Canadian Coast Guard — happened on the night of Nov. 11, 70 nautical miles west of the Magdalen Islands.
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Two people were safely hoisted out of the boat and were eventually transported to Charlottetown, PEI.
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A CC-130 Hercules aircraft, multiple CH-149 Cormorant helicopters and a coast guard vessel assisted in the rescue.
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