A few dozen Greyhound bus riders trying to get home for Christmas have been stranded at the station overnight in Kamloops, and say they haven't been told why. Kyle Brosseau says his bus left Vancouver last night en route to Calgary at 6:15 and arrived in Kamloops around 11pm. He says he was told they would transfer to a different bus, and that … [Read more...]
Stranded sailors rescued
July 17, 2012 by
Two men are safe after spending several hours stranded in their sailing boat between Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii last night. Captain Greg Clarke with the Rescue Coordination Centre says the call for help came in around 8PM and it took nearly three hours for crews to reach them. “It was very challenging conditions – not just … [Read more...]
70 year old rescued after being stranded on boat for two days
September 5, 2011 by
A 70-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stranded for two days on a boat near Bella Coola. The man had been sailing on a 23-foot pleasure craft about 65 kilometres north of Bella Coola, and was reported two days overdue. He was rescued Saturday by the Coast Guard and Bella Bella mounties. He was taken to hospital to recover from the … [Read more...]
Mariner stranded for two days off B.C. coast
September 4, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard has rescued a 70-year-old mariner who was stranded for two days on B.C.'s central coast.Capt. Stu Robertson of B.C.'s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre says the man spent two nights alone after the engine on his seven-metre boat cut out.Strong winds pushed his vessel onto the shore northeast of the community of … [Read more...]
Stranded at YVR, and happy
August 9, 2011 by
Jaeger Mah will be stranded for 80 days and 80 nights at the Vancouver International Airport starting Aug. 17.But he's no cranky traveller. Mah, 29, was announced Monday as the winner of the ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
