RCMP say a graduation cruise in Burrard Inlet ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver, leading to the rescue of 150 youth and their chaperones.
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RCMP in North Vancouver say 150 youth and their chaperones were rescued after the vessel they were on ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver.
Police said the vessel was in Burrard Inlet on Friday night, carrying the group on a graduation cruise.
RCMP’s marine unit attended, along with the Canadian Coast Guard.
In a statement, police said the rescue efforts safely brought everyone ashore and that no injuries were reported.
RCMP said there were no signs of impairment, and did not mention the cause of the grounding in their statement.
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