Explorer Yacht Sinks Near Stanley Park Vancouver

An explorer yacht of sixteen meters in length titled m/y Rockin Chair partly sank near Stanley Park Nine O'Clock Gun, Vancouver at about 14:00 hours of Monday twenty September 2021.  Canadian Coast Guard rushed to the scene.  Following this Rockin Chair was circled with pollution protection boon, as the yacht is reported to contain about two hundred litres of diesel.  A floating operation is scheduled for coming Wednesday.  According to reports Rockin Chair was taken close to shore on purpose as she was taken on water, and the skipper tried to ground it.

M/y Rockin Chair is a 1967 McQueen Boatworks 54 feet classic explorer yacht, designed by Ed Monk.  McQueen Boatworks, Richmond, British Columbia was a custom and semi-custom boat and yacht builder who build boats and yachts from 1953 to 2002.