Chief William Saulis

• Relatives of lost fishers say lives at risk without mandatory vessel stability checks

  The safety board had been calling for mandatory stability assessments since a capsizing in 2015 killed three people.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2025
  
• In aftermath of sinking, crew member’s widow says Transport Canada reform falls short

  Transport Canada says it will tighten inspections of fishing vessels in the aftermath of a 2020 sinking that resulted in six deaths off Nova Scotia's southwestern coast. 

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2023
  
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• Transportation Safety Board report on sinking says fishing boat needed stability test

  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a scallop dragger that sank off Nova Scotia should have been tested for stability, given major changes made to the boat.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Amid fishing deaths, calls rise for small boats to have stability checks

  As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren't in place to ensure basic stability of vessels.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2023
• Transport Canada must be ‘more vigilant,’ relatives say two years after N.S. sinking

  The bodies of five out of six crew members were never recovered after the 17-metre vessel capsized on Dec. 15, 2020, about 50 kilometres north of Digby, N.S.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
• Questions linger for N.S. mother as monument erected for lost fishermen

  The bodies of Aaron Cogswell, Leonard Gabriel, Dan Forbes, Geno Francis and captain Charles Roberts were never found after the sinking of the Chief William Saulis on Dec. 15, 2020.

  Canada

  May 13, 2022
• Plans underway by mother, town for memorials to six lost Nova Scotia fishermen

  Plans are underway to create memorials for the six fishermen who died when their scallop dragger sank off the province's southwestern coast 14 months ago.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2022
• More than $200K raised for families of fishermen lost aboard the Chief William Saulis

  The boat sank in the early hours of Dec. 15 with a crew of six on-board.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2021
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• Families say everything possible should be done to recover bodies from sunken boat

  A remotely operated underwater vehicle located the Chief William Saulis on Saturday under more than 60 metres of water about two kilometres off Delaps Cove, N.S.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2021
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• RCMP locates missing scallop dragger off Delaps Cove, N.S.

  The boat was located two kilometres from the shore, around the area where the boat's emergency beacon went off on the morning of Dec. 15.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2021