TINA COMEAU: Remembering the Miss Ally crew, ongoing heartbreak then and now | SaltWire

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Calm weather can be a fisherman’s best friend. But when it turns nasty it can be unforgiving. And the ocean can be so very cruel. This is the 10-year anniversary of the February 2013 Miss Ally tragedy in southwestern Nova Scotia.

A memorial containing the names of the Miss Ally crew. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTOAs we mark the 10-year anniversary of the February 2013 Miss Ally tragedy in southwestern Nova Scotia that claimed the lives of five young Shelburne County fishermen, Tri-County Vanguard editor and multi-media journalist Tina Comeau reflects on the heartbreak, then and now.They desperately clung to hope.

Remembering the Miss Ally and her crew on the 10-year anniversary of this tragedy at sea. Lost were Katlin Nickerson, Joel Hopkins, Tyson Townsend, Billy Jack Hatfield and Steven Cole Nickerson. - SaltWireOn Feb. 17, 2013, the vessel got caught in a huge storm. An emergency locator beacon, part of the ship’s equipment, became activated at 11:06 p.m., although the crew itself reportedly never sent out an official distress call.Early on it was reported that a U.S.

When news broke Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2013, that the capsized hull had been relocated, the discovery was accompanied by a sense of hope. But hope was later dashed.There was no crew and the damage the vessel had sustained was even worse than anyone could have imagined. Divers discovered there was no wheelhouse attached to the hull.The LFA 34 Management Board, said aside from the families, friends and communities, the fishing industry also needed answers from this tragedy.

 

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