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50-foot sailboat runs aground in Port Hardy

A 50-foot sailboat has run aground in Hardy Bay by the seaplane dock. The incident was first reported around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4.
Tyson Whitney
Tyson Whitney
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A 50-foot sailboat ran aground in Hardy Bay around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Coast guard members were on scene. (Tyson Whitney - North Island Gazette)

A 50-foot sailboat has run aground in Hardy Bay by the seaplane dock. The incident was first reported around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4.

Coast guard members were on scene formulating a plan to get the sailboat free, noting the tide wouldn’t be coming in until 10:00 p.m. that night.

* More to come as the story breaks

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Tyson Whitney

About the Author: Tyson Whitney

I have been working in the community newspaper business for nearly a decade, all of those years with Black Press Media.
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