VANCOUVER — An 18-metre tug has gone down in the southern Georgia Strait, just west of Vancouver.

The Rescue Co-ordination Centre confirms the Harken 10 was on its way to Vancouver Island when it sank off Sandheads, not far north of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal.

The tug went down at around 5 a.m., Monday.

Members of the Canadian Coast Guard responded to the distress call, but by the time they arrived on the scene, the crew had already managed to climb into an aluminum boat that was being towed behind the tug and no assistance was needed. No one was injured in the incident.

According to the rescue centre, the crew members continued on their journey in the aluminum vessel and had arrived safely at their intended destination in Chemainus by 7 a.m.

A cause of the sinking has not been determined.

With files from the Vancouver Sun

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