Memorial - Road to Wedgeport


Road to Wedgeport, o/p, 20"x24", Steven Rhude


They know when the wrong wave hits them
Perdu, They're gone
They played their share of poker
they know the odds are long
La mer ne pardonne pas

 James Keelaghan - Captain Torres
 perdu
n. - obsolete, A soldier sent on an especially dangerous mission.


Missing 20 year old fisherman presumed drowned off the coast of Nova Scotia
After a 15 - hour exhaustive search officials say a 20 year old lobster fisherman who fell overboard off the coast of Nova Scotia is "missing and presumed drowned."

 Lt. Cmdr. - Bruno Tremblay, a spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Co - ordination Centre said both a Cormorant Helicopter and a Hercules aircraft were sent to the scene along with two coast guard ships.

 "The Hercules used more than 100 flares to make sure the searching area was illuminated at all times," he said.

 Police said another 20 - 30 fishing boats joined the search overnight.

 "Unfortunately at 9 o'clock this morning, the decision was made to stop the search for this individual  since the survival model was far exceeded," said Tremblay.

 "It was sad, it's always a tough decision when we have to inform the family that we must stop the search." 

 Tremblay said the weather conditions were clear, but it appears the man was not wearing survival gear when he went overboard.

 Reported in the CBC News January 13th, 2013

 Steven Rhude, Wolfville, NS  


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