Placentia Bay Tragedy: Bodies of Three Crab Fishermen Recovered Near Bar Haven

Three Newfoundland snow crab fishermen died following an accident in western Placentia Bay, near Davis Cove, June 16. The men had been reported missing around 7 p.m. when they failed to return home after a fishing trip. Tuesday night was windy and cloudy, which made for extremely difficult flying conditions for the Cormorant helicopter dispatched from the Search and Rescue Centre in Gander to search for the fishermen. Maj. Rhonda Stevens, of the Search and Rescue Centre in Halifax, ...