A commercial fishing boat capsized off the coast of Vancouver Island late Saturday, killing at least two men.
The Transportation Safety Board has deployed an investigation team and has confirmed the vessel as the Caledonian.
The boat capsized and sank in the ocean about 55 kilometres west of Estevan Point, north of Tofino, said navy Lt. Nicole Murillo with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
The Coast Guard was called out around 10 p.m. Saturday.
Two men were confirmed dead, Murillo said.
Another man was missing, and search efforts were underway Sunday afternoon, with three Coast Guard vessels and a Cormorant helicopter searching for him.
A fourth crew member survived and was rescued around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. A cruise ship is transporting him to Victoria.
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