An all-out search is underway for two overdue boaters on the north coast of Labrador.
The vessel – an 18-foot white and blue fibreglass boat – left Nain at about 10:30 Friday morning and was expected to arrive in Natuashish hours later.
There still no sign of it.
The men were travelling in this boat (RCMP)
RCMP believe that 62-year-old Julius Lampe and 51-year-old Ephriam Merkuratsuk were on board the vessel.
Lampe is 5’8″ and 170 pounds with a medium build. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Merkuratsuk is 4’11” and weighs 130 pounds with a thin build. He has black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a brown winter coat, green rubbers, hydrogloves and a grey winter cap.
Nain RCMP, ground search and rescue teams and the Canadian Coast Guard are involved in an extensive search.
