Five people were rescued on Monday after their vessel sank near Saturna Island.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre told Global News that it was called to the incident in Winter Cove after 5 p.m.
The centre said the vessel was travelling at high speeds when it struck a reef.
As it began sinking, a person on a nearby personal watercraft told the group to put on their life-jackets.
Nearby boaters also responded and pulled the five people out of the water, according to the centre. It had also dispatched a hovercraft, and RCMP and search and rescue crews were also called.
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No injuries were reported.
The co-ordination centre is urging everyone to wear their life-jackets and be responsible on the water.
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This incident happened one day after six people were presumed drowned after their charter boat sank in the Roberts Bank area.
Officials said four other people were rescued.
No one was wearing a life-jacket in that incident.
I’m friends with the people involved in the Saturna incident, and I work with one of them. They’ve been sharing their story with me. The individual/witness on the jet ski was not truthful with the authorities involved. They already had their life jackets on, and weren’t told anything by him. However, once they were in the water and the boat sank, they asked if they could hold onto his watercraft. It would have been possible despite it being a jet ski, and they would have had some reprieve. He refused, and created some separation from them. Real hero right there. They aren’t happy about this guy getting his 15 seconds of fame for doing absolutely nothing. They asked for help, and he said no.