A man has been rescued after going overboard from a ferry along the Nanaimo-to-Tsawwassen route in B.C.’s Georgia Strait.
BC Ferries said the incident was reported from the Coastal Inspiration around 11:30 a.m.
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Another nearby vessel was able to rescue the man from the water, before transporting him to one of the Coastal Inspiration’s rescue boats, said a BC Ferries spokesperson.
The man was then transferred to a Coast Guard hovercraft and transported back to shore.
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