Of the 27 passengers on board, 21 were rescued, Lt. Commander Desmond James of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said late Sunday. James said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police would take over the search for the missing person.

Canadian authorities say 5 dead, 1 missing after whale watching boat sinks

By News on the Net ——Bio and Archives--October 26, 2015

One person is still missing Monday morning after a whale watching vessel capsized for an unknown reason off the west coast of Canada on Sunday killing five people, authorities said. More...

Five British tourists dead as whale-watching boat carrying 27 sinks off British Columbia with one still missing It put out a mayday call around 5pm yesterday near small town of Tofino

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