Princess of Acadia ferry sent to rescue injured fisherman
The ferry Princess of Acadia was sent to help an injured fisherman Sunday night.
Doctors and nurses aboard tended to the man's injuries
The Digby ferry was dispatched to help an injured fisherman in the Bay of Fundy Sunday night.
The Halifax Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre got a call at around 5:30 p.m. that a crew member aboard the Compass Rose II was hurt.
The closest ship in the area was the Princess of Acadia.
"They dispatched a lifeboat to pick up the individual," said Capt. Liam Mather, spokesman for the JRCC. "There was a doctor and some nursing staff who were on board the Princess of Acadia which did make that ship a viable place for that individual to to be transported to to receive care on their way back to Saint John."
The ferry arrived in Saint John just before 8 p.m., where emergency responders were waiting.