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The search continues for six missing people after a charter boat sank off the coast of Richmond on Sunday.
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Police believe the boat had ten people on board when it began taking on water near Roberts Bank.
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The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was notified at 11:45 a.m. by a civilian vessel of several people in the water without life-jackets, at which point a large search and rescue operation began.
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Four people were rescued from the water and transferred to emergency health services. Six remain unaccounted for, according to an RCMP news release issued at 7:45 p.m.
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The incident happened around 18 kilometres southwest of Vancouver International Airport.
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The cause of the incident is not yet known as police investigate.
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More to come …
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