A search-and-rescue operation is underway off the northeastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia for a missing fishing boat captain.
According to the media relations officer at Joint Task Force Atlantic, a distress call was first received late Tuesday night after the vessel ran aground near Canso, N.S.
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Three of the four crew on-board were rescued after another fishing boat, the Miss Lexi, responded to the distress call.
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The captain of the damaged vessel reportedly stayed aboard. He has not been heard from since.
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A CC-130 Hercules aircraft is providing air cover as the Canadian Coast Guard perform their search.
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