一艘觀鯨船在加拿大沿海沉沒 五人喪生

At least five people are dead after a whale watching boat sank Sunday afternoon off Canada's west coast.

一艘觀鯨船星期日下午在加拿大西部沿海沉沒，導致至少五人死亡。

It is not yet clear what caused the boat to go down near Tofino, British Columbia, with 27 people on board.

這艘觀鯨船是在不列顛哥倫比亞省託菲諾附近沉沒的，船上載有27人。目前還不清楚造成沉船事故的原因。

The Joint Rescue Coordination Center said 21 people were rescued and one was still missing. Most of those rescued were taken to hospitals. A spokeswoman for Island Health said one person was in serious condition, but stable.

聯合救援協調中心說，21人獲救，還有一人下落不明。獲救者都被送往醫院，其中一人傷勢嚴重，並無生命危險。

The boat was operated by Jamie's Whaling Station, which takes people out on boats for several hours in the waters around Vancouver Island to see Gray whales and Humpback whales, according to its website.

這艘船由傑米捕鯨站營運。根據其網站的介紹，遊客在溫哥華島周圍海域坐船好幾個小時觀看灰鯨和座頭鯨。

The company said late Sunday it would release more information about the incident later after focusing on the rescue efforts for the passengers and crew.

該公司週日晚間表示在集中精力救援乘客及機組人員後，將發佈有關事件的詳細信息。