Troubled waters during Day 2 of lobster season

e second day of lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia was anything but routine.

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre responded to a call for assistance Wednesday morning onboard the Princess Paisley. A 25-year-old was reported su ering from seizures. e shing vessel was about eight nautical miles o Cape Sable Island when a helicopter arrived. e man was airlifted from the shing boat.

“It was the 413 Squadron Cormorant that went out,” said Capt. Marc Greatti, public a airs spokesman for the rescue co-ordination centre.“ ey hoisted the patient and transferred him to Yarmouth hospital.”

Another sherman was transported to Yarmouth hospital after being brought to shore on a di erent vessel. Details about his ailment and condition were not released.

Meanwhile, the crew of the shing boat Stephen and Robert out of Lockeport was picked up by the Surf & Turf, captained by Billy Kean, after issuing a mayday due to mechanical failure.

After ensuring the crew was safe, Capt. Bobby Lloyd went back out to sea with another sherman and towed the vessel back to port where the necessary repairs were made. ere were no injuries.

e rescue centre was not involved in the incident. Greatti said that can often be the case when other fishing vessels are nearby and can help stricken crews or vessels.

The province is divided into shing districts and Areas 33 and 34 run from Halifax to the most southerly part of the province and back up along the western coast to just below Digby.

e lobster season in Areas 33 and 34 opened Tuesday, after a one-day delay because of high winds.

Military, Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries Department resources had all been stationed in the region for the start of the season as vessels headed to sea heavily loaded with traps and gear. Dumping day, widely considered the most risky day of the six-month lobster shery o southwestern Nova Scotia, was incident-free on Tuesday.