Heroic Shipwreck Rescue of the Bruce 1 by Bamfield Coast Guard Crew in 1976

Recent post from the Bamfield Historical Society

“During a fierce snowstorm on the evening of February 28th, 1976, the seiner Bruce 1 struck the rocks off Cape Beale, five miles SW of Bamfield. Immediately all four crew were fighting for survival in the frigid waters. The skipper Stan Beale and Randy West clung to a semi-inflated life-raft. Reid Dobell and Rusty Waters were swept onto semi-submerged rocks battered by waves.