June 20, 2015<\/p>\n
Friday night, at approximately 9:45 p.m., the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre requested assistance from BC Ferries\u2019 MV Quinitsa with a search and rescue operation for a kayaker in the water off Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n
The ferry\u2019s rescue boat was launched at 9:50 p.m. and the crew rescued the female kayaker from the water approximately one nautical mile north of the Buckley Bay terminal.\u00a0The woman was transferred to RCMP and an ambulance on shore.\u00a0The rescue boat crew also towed the kayak to shore for retrieval.<\/p>\n
The JRCC contacted BC Ferries\u2019 Operations and Security Centre later in the evening and credited the crew with saving the individual\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur crew demonstrated their professionalism and their commitment to safety by performing this rescue,\u201d said Deborah Marshall, BC Ferries executive director of public affairs.\u00a0 \u201cWe are very proud of their actions and events like this one show that all of their training and the drills they routinely conduct are invaluable out on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time the ship was called by JRCC, the ferry was docked at Denman Island, unloading passengers and vehicles, and getting ready to tie-up for the night.<\/p>\n
The MV Quinitsa operates on the Buckley Bay \u2013 Denman Island route.<\/p>\n