A Nova Scotia-based ship carrying dozens of students has sunk off Brazil, but everyone is safe, officials say. The tall ship SV Concordia went down about 550 kilometres southeast of Rio de Janeiro in rough seas, Brazilian navy officials said Friday. West Island College, of Lunenburg, which runs the Class Afloat program, said all 64 people aboard were rescued from four life rafts by merchant vessels in the area. It has been said by te navy that the Concordia capsized in rough and high seas. The Concordia met "all of the international requirements for safety," and passed inspections by the U.S. and Canadian coast guards.
Nobody really knows what happened out there except for the fact that the cause was probably from rough seas. I feel that the fact that the ship sunk is horrible but the fact that all the passengers are fine is great. It was a terrifying experience for all the students but what matters is that everyone is okay.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/19/ns-brazil-ship-sinks-students.html
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