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Fishing vessel lost after water ingress

On the night of Aug 17, 2025, the 'Atlantic Treasure' started rapidly taking on water about 140 nautical miles off St. John's, on its way to the Grand Banks. A seawater pipe burst was thought to have caused the vessel to take on water faster than pumps could cope. The Skipper Noah Deveau and his crew tried everything to get the situation under control. The crew deployed two life-rafts as a precaution. Three people prepared all the safety gear while the rest of the eight-person crew worked to try to save the ship. The water was flooding the deck at the same time as the engine room, while the pumps were losing power, and the shgip was listing over hard. The crew moved to a life-raft while they still had functioning lights to guide them. Deveau had made contact with the Canadian Coast Guard out of Placentia, N.L., and other vessels, including the "Maid of Amsterdam" (MMSI: 316053143), another fishing vessel from Nova Scotia, which was 40 kilometres away. The fishermen had been wrapping up a 12-day trip to the Grand Banks for halibut and heading back to port in Cape Breton to beat the looming hurricane.The captain immediately turned around. It took three hours for the vessel to reach the life rafts. The weather was still unusually calm with a drizzle and only light wind.. With practiced maneuvers, the crew brought all castaways aboard early on Aug 18. Just hours later, Hurricane Erin was due to pass the coast with winds of up to 180 km/h. A Coastguard helicopter arrived on scene about 10 minutes after the rescue. The 'Atlantic Treasure' sank stern first, while the crews were still at the scene. Report with video: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fishing-rescue-coast-guad-1.7611603