High speed CAT ferry helps vessel taking on water off Nova Scotia

YARMOUTH, N.S. — The high-speed ferry that travels between Nova Scotia and Maine was diverted from its route today to help a fishing boat that was taking on water.

Bay Ferries says the CAT received a distress call from Canadian authorities around 9:20 a.m. asking it to assist the fishing vessel “Tyler.”

A U.S. coast guard aircraft dropped pumping equipment to the fishing vessel while the CAT stood by to lend assistance.

The ferry was released from the site around 11:27 a.m. once the fishing vessel was stabilized.

Bay Ferries says its vessel is travelling to Portland, Maine at the “highest prudent speed” and was expected to arrive in port around 3 p.m.

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The company says the plan is to make the quickest possible turnaround in Portland in order to make up for lost time on the return trip to Yarmouth, N.S.

The Canadian Press