Anytime you go down to the sea in ships there is the possibility of tragedy. The ocean -- any ocean --is unforgiving. So are the Great Lakes. So is any body of water larger than a rain drop.

Five Britons are drowned and an Australian man is missing. A survivor said that a sudden wave took the boat; the company said it happened so quickly a mayday couldn't be issued. Natives from Vancouver Island rushed to the scene to rescue the survivors.