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N.L. mock disaster sends 21 people to hospital
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Twenty-one people suffering from smoke inhalation were rushed to hospital Thursday after participating in a mock disaster exercise off the western coast of Newfoundland.
Federal maritime, aeronautical and ground search and rescue components were involved in the operation.
The exercise, entitled "Ocean Guardian III," involved members of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Coast Guard, police tactical units, marine divers and local firefighters.
Coast guard spokesman Brian Stone told The Canadian Press the exercise took place aboard the Marine Atlantic ferry in the Bay of Islands area, about 90 kilometres off Corner Brook.
The injured were onboard a motorized lifeboat when fiberglass on the covered vessel caught fire, Stone said.
Two of the injured were transported by a Cormorant search and rescue helicopter to a Corner Brook hospital while nineteen others were taken ashore by boat and transferred to hospital by land.
Stone told CP he couldn't verify which agency the injured worked for.
The fictitious event began Wednesday and was scheduled to unfold over 24 hours.
The scenario began with a call to authorities of a ferry dead in the water and quickly escalated to a hostage situation aboard the hijacked vessel.
About 48 different agencies took part in "Ocean Guardian III" exercise. Feedback from all participating agencies will be gathered and analyzed in an effort to detect any flaws in their operating procedures.
With files from The Canadian Press
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Twenty-one people suffering from smoke inhalation were rushed to hospital Thursday after participating in a mock disaster exercise off the western coast of Newfoundland.
Federal maritime, aeronautical and ground search and rescue components were involved in the operation.
The exercise, entitled "Ocean Guardian III," involved members of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Coast Guard, police tactical units, marine divers and local firefighters.
Coast guard spokesman Brian Stone told The Canadian Press the exercise took place aboard the Marine Atlantic ferry in the Bay of Islands area, about 90 kilometres off Corner Brook.
The injured were onboard a motorized lifeboat when fiberglass on the covered vessel caught fire, Stone said.
Two of the injured were transported by a Cormorant search and rescue helicopter to a Corner Brook hospital while nineteen others were taken ashore by boat and transferred to hospital by land.
Stone told CP he couldn't verify which agency the injured worked for.
The fictitious event began Wednesday and was scheduled to unfold over 24 hours.
The scenario began with a call to authorities of a ferry dead in the water and quickly escalated to a hostage situation aboard the hijacked vessel.
About 48 different agencies took part in "Ocean Guardian III" exercise. Feedback from all participating agencies will be gathered and analyzed in an effort to detect any flaws in their operating procedures.
With files from The Canadian Press