Boat sailing for Greenland missing off Labrador

The coast guard icebreaker Des Groseilliers sails through Eclipse Sound Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, west of Pond Inlet, Nvt. The vessel has been part of efforts to find a sailboat that was reported overdue in Newfoundland and Labrador on July 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

ST. JOHN’S — Officials say a six-metre sailboat headed for Greenland is missing off the southeast coast of Labrador.

The Canadian Coast Guard says the boat was reported overdue on Sunday by a concerned citizen who called the maritime rescue centre in St. John’s, N.L.

Officials say the vessel — called the Tonnerre — departed from Blanc-Sablon, Que., and its lone occupant is on a solo voyage to Greenland.

The Tonnerre’s last known position was recorded last week about 296 kilometres east of Cartwright, N.L.

Several aircraft and coast guard ships, including the Des Groseilliers and Amundsen, have been looking for the missing boat.

The coast guard says there have been no sightings of the vessel nor communications from it since the search began.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 23, 2025.

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