Total Darkness

Stern Deck Dept: The damaged boat was flung about in total darkness in three-storey waves overnight Monday when one of the terrified men aboard crawled to a stern deck with a lighted flare in his hand after hearing an approaching Cormorant search and rescue helicopter, according to The Chronicle Herald. The man made his way back into a tiny cabin where only two of the original nine European men remained and yARMOUTH A Canadian Forces helicopter speeding through the night to where a sailboat was foundering offshore almost didn t see the dismasted Tabasco II. The man was frantically waving the flare while trying to hang on when the chopper s co-pilot noticed the light and directed the pilot to an overhead position, said Capt. John Pulchny, a spokesman for 14 Wing Greenwood. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.