A fast-acting B.C. Ferries crew helped to rescue two people and a dog from a sinking boat in Saanich Inlet on Monday.
Two people on a 16-foot Bayliner called for help about 2 p.m., B.C. Ferries spokesman Darin Guenette said.
The small ferry MV Klitsa, which runs between Brentwood Bay and Mill Bay, was nearby, Guenette said. “There was a couple with their dog on board [the Bayliner]. The Klitsa had to launch her rescue boat because the ship was going down, and apparently it sank.”
Trained marine rescue staff on the Zodiac-style rescue boat helped transport the couple and their dog back to the ferry, Guenette said.
The sinking was near Senanus Island, said an official with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria
The couple did not require medical attention. Rescuers said they did not know why the boat sank.
Ferry service was delayed by half an hour.
