Crew on board Hullo Ferries were quick to action after a distress call was made by boaters who’d washed ashore on Snake Island
NANAIMO — Crew on board a Hullo ferry to Vancouver, along with local first responders helped rescue four people from an uninhabited, rocky island.
Calls for help came around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 23 from a boat which had run aground on Snake Island, a small rocky island northwest of Gabriola Island, with several people on board.
A Hullo Ferries sailing between Nanaimo and Vancouver was nearby at the time, having left Nanaimo a few minutes prior, and deployed its rescue vessel to help.
They were first on scene, while additional support craft from both Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 27, and the Nanaimo Port Authority, were also deployed.
“The Hullo Ferry launched their rescue boat and found that there were four persons involved in the incident, and all four had made it to the beach on Snake Island,” said the statement.
The Hullo rescue boat stayed on the scene until the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue arrived, picked up the four people, and safely transported them back to Nanaimo, shortly after 12:15 p.m., the statement said.
None of the four passengers required medical attention.
