Multiple people have died after a whale watching vessel sank off Canada's Pacific coast near Vancouver, officials said Sunday as they searched the waters for victims.
The Coast Guard's Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Center Victoria said there were also survivors from the boat was traveling off Tofino, a resort town on the westernmost edge of Vancouver Island.
The center coordinates coast guard and military rescue crews.
The boat was operated by Jamie's Whaling Station and Adventure Centers.
A staff person who answered the phone said it would not release information until the company had cared for the passengers and crew.
Tofino is a popular surfing and whale watching town near the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
