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Couple had fled boat fire before washing ashore to Sable Island

An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board concluded there was a fire aboard the sailboat Theros, leading to the deaths of a couple from British Columbia.
The couple, James Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood, were found in a dinghy on Sable Island on July 10, 2024.
The board's report indicated the crew members' situation was consistent with a fire on the vessel, but it could not determine the exact cause of the incident.
The safety board could not establish a definitive link between the Theros and a nearby tanker that was investigated.

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Caledonia Courier

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Fire blamed in the mystery of B.C. sailors found dead off Nova Scotia

Salt Spring Island's James Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood were found in a dinghy washed ashore on Sable Island

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Victoria News

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Fire blamed in case of Salt Spring Island sailors found dead off Nova Scotia

James Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood were found in a dinghy washed ashore on Sable Island

8 days ago·Victoria, Canada

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Global News

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Sailboat that disappeared with B.C. couple aboard had caught fire off Sable Island

The safety board's report says one of the victims was found wearing a flotation suit that had been damaged by fire.

9 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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City News

Couple had fled boat fire before washing ashore to Sable Island

An investigation has concluded there was a fire aboard a sailboat that disappeared south of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island last summer, leading to the deaths of two people — an adventurous couple from British Columbia. The Transportation Safety Board says it looked into the possibility that the sailboat Theros had been struck by a tanker […]

9 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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CBC News

TSB concludes investigation into sailboat that disappeared off Nova Scotia

The bodies of the couple who were sailing the boat from Nova Scotia to the Azores were found in a life-raft that washed up on Sable Island.

9 days ago·Canada

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Acadie Nouvelle

A missing sailboat caught fire off Nova Scotia

An investigation concluded that a fire had occurred aboard a missing sailboat south of Sable Island, Nova Scotia last summer, resulting in the death of a couple of adventurers from British Columbia.

8 days ago

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