Vancouver Island Storm Watching: The Fate of a Capsized Boston Whaler near Ucluelet and Tofino

Last weekend a Boston Whaler (small fishing boat) capsized on the coast near Ucluelet. While there were some fairly serious injuries everyone on board survived with the help of witnesses and first responders. The following day I was able to help recover some important personal items for the victims by surveying the area with my drone.
A couple days after the accident a massive storm blew in leaving the fate of the beached boat in question. In this video we watch the storm from a few locations around Ucluelet including Big Beach, Amphitrite Point and the Wild Pacific Trail. We also check in on the boat hoping it isn't battered to pieces by the storm.
"By morning the storm had left the boat batter and pushed even further along the rocky coastline
but like it's passengers a few night earlier it had come through the ordeal in better shape than one might expect
Some of those passengers have already begun to help with the cleanup and in conversations with me have expressed great gratitude to the individuals who helped pull them out of the danger.
Theirs is only one of many tales a disaster and survival from a region known as the graveyard of the Pacific. The nearby lighthouse was erected after 36 sailors lost their lives in the area on Christmas Day in 1905. “Pass Of Melfort” a street named for that doomed vessel is only a few hundred meters from the location where the capsized boat washed ashore
While I might have found their cell phone generations of lighthouse keepers, lifeboat crews, search and rescue, coastguard, first responders and everyday people have saved countless lives in the area. Let's try to respect their efforts by ensuring we're taking safety seriously in and near the water."
Shot on March 3-5th, 2022 using a Sony RX10, GoPro7 and DJI Mini2
Edited in DaVinci Resolve
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[@chrispeterson7330]

Wow! My wife and I were walking on the Wild Pacific Trail and saw this boat today. Then we found this video while looking for storm watching info. Glad all the crew got out alive. Thanks for filming.

[@UkeeTube]

Cool. Hope you had a lovely walk!

[@petestronach4949]

mate, you live in a stunning place just brutal i'd be addicted to that bay as well thanks for your filming

[@UkeeTube]

It’s tough to convince me to do anything else at sunset.

[@petestronach4949]

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[@victoriabuzz8698]

Crazy storm! Awesome video, that poor boat XD

[@UkeeTube]

Thanks!

[@WatermanSurin]

very cool vid!

[@UkeeTube]

Thanks!

[@wandervisionYT]

Great video!!

[@UkeeTube]

Thanks! Always learning

[@hw8383]

Great commentary.👍

[@UkeeTube]

Thanks. I wanted to make sure that the real important lessons and players in the story were recognized

[@christophegreve46]

Good stuff, bad ordeal.

[@UkeeTube]

Yeah glad everyone is going to be alright. I've been in touch with them and they seem humbled by the experience and are really keen to see the mess cleaned up

[@matiasgibbs251]

Ucluelet is definitely a scary place to be caught in a storm with a boat.

[@UkeeTube]

For sure. They don’t call it the graveyard of the pacific for nothing

[@iviewthetube]

To think that I once kayaked there. Um, not today.

[@UkeeTube]

Yeah that wasn’t the best day to go paddling. After that storm though there were some really nice still days. For the first time ever I was wishing I was a stand up paddleboarder