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| Brazil sea rescue for Canadians | Brazil sea rescue for Canadians |
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| All 64 passengers and crew of a Canadian sailing ship that sank in high winds have been rescued from life rafts off the coast of Brazil. | All 64 passengers and crew of a Canadian sailing ship that sank in high winds have been rescued from life rafts off the coast of Brazil. |
| A distress signal was picked up from the three-masted SV Concordia around 1700 (1900 GMT) on Thursday. | A distress signal was picked up from the three-masted SV Concordia around 1700 (1900 GMT) on Thursday. |
| A Brazilian Air Force plane spotted the rafts from the Concordia floating about 300 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro three hours later. | A Brazilian Air Force plane spotted the rafts from the Concordia floating about 300 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro three hours later. |
| The passengers and crew were plucked from the sea early on Friday. | The passengers and crew were plucked from the sea early on Friday. |
| "Everyone aboard the ship has been rescued - they've all been accounted for," said a Brazilian Navy official. | "Everyone aboard the ship has been rescued - they've all been accounted for," said a Brazilian Navy official. |
| Nobody on board was injured and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon thanked Brazilian authorities for leading the search and rescue operation. | Nobody on board was injured and Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon thanked Brazilian authorities for leading the search and rescue operation. |
| 'Heartbreaking loss' | |
| West Island College International in Nova Scotia, which owns the vessel, said it had been on a 10-month voyage when it capsized. | West Island College International in Nova Scotia, which owns the vessel, said it had been on a 10-month voyage when it capsized. |
| The Concordia had left north-east Brazil on 8 February and had been due to dock in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo next Tuesday. | The Concordia had left north-east Brazil on 8 February and had been due to dock in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo next Tuesday. |
| It left Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, last September with senior high school and university students on West Island's Class Afloat programme. | It left Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, last September with senior high school and university students on West Island's Class Afloat programme. |
| Most of the passengers were Canadian, with others from the US, Mexico, Japan and elsewhere. | Most of the passengers were Canadian, with others from the US, Mexico, Japan and elsewhere. |
| A former student on the vessel, who was later a crew member, said he was shocked at the loss of the Concordia. | |
| "As with many Class Afloat alumni, I consider the experience to be a defining moment in my life and the loss of Concordia is heartbreaking - like the loss of a friend," Sam Carson from the London area told the BBC. | |
| Do you know anyone on the boat? Have you been affected by this incident? | Do you know anyone on the boat? Have you been affected by this incident? |
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