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West Van sailor loses ship in collision with submarine

A WEST Vancouver sailor had the fright of his fife Sunday when a submarine sunk his ship in Juan de Fuca Strait.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter

Jory Lord, 27, said his radar picked up the Chilean submarine 20 seconds before it hit.

“I got my mayday off after impact. I said I was hit by a nuclear-powered American subma- rine.” said Lord on Tuesday.

He went on deck of his 15- metre (50-ft.) sailboat, Muunglow, and quickly found himself waist- deep in water. At that point he jumped from the boat and swam.

“There is quite a suction when a boat goes down.” said Lord, who has rescued “a lot” of boaters while working for the coast guard,

“It's horrendous... | don’t think 1 built up that much bad karma in my life (to nave this happen),” said Lard.

The submarine continued on, but later returned and picked up Lord at the collision spot near Sheringham Point close to Sooke. Lord estimates he was in the water for 10 to 15 minutes.

“Imagine going dewn below in this huge submarine and everybody is speaking Spanish,” said Lord.

Lord was treated for shock and hypothermia by doctors abourd the submarine. He said the submarine wew Were apologetic and treated him well. There were also American officers on board.

The experienced sailor had been travelling from Point Renfrew to Victoria through the Juan de Fuca strait inva light fog at about 9 p.m, when he heard the wash of the sub- marine.

The quie! submarine was run- ning on the surfice of the water.

“That (he submarines is a S600- million warship with at least six radar systems... tis supposed to detect a bout within a metre of Where itis.” said Lord.

He was able to get a look at the bridge of the 209-class submarine where. he said. radar and sonar sereens were displayed.

Lord spoke to the News in Horseshoe Bay Tuesday at his father Bill Lord's company. Horseshoe Bay Marine Services.

Jory Lord said the destroyed bout had been his pride and joy.

He used it commercially for Kayak charters near Chivoquot Sound as well as for personiat recreation, The wooden boat was st classic Keteh built ma 1939,

“Tas in fiathotos of water mow.” said: Lord,

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NEWS photo Teecry Peters JORY LORD, a sailor frorn West Vancouver, escaped with his life and little else Sunday when a Chilean submarine rammed into and destroyed his sailing ship in the Juan de Fuca Strait near Sheringham Point close to Sooke. The sub crew res- cued Lord and treated him aboard the vessel. Lord estimates he was in the water for 10 to 15 minutes.

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PETER KISS

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critical of NVD logging block

THE GREATER Van- couver Regional District (GY RD) is unhappy with North Vancouver Dis-trict Council’s recent decision to restrict traffic to under 36,000 kilograms of gross vehicle weight on roads serving local watersheds.

By Glen Anwick Contributing Writer

At the GVRD‘s water committee meeting last Friday. chairman John Northey said he was “quite disappointed” with the dis- trict’s approach to reducing truck traffic on Capilano and Lillooet roads.

He said the new municipal street bylaw will increase costs to the water district as it conducts watershed logging.

Smaller trucks will require more trips to transport wood.

District Coun. Janice Harris attended the meeting and said that she and council “were not in favor” of any logging continuing in the watershed.

She said safety is an issue. Harris questions the need for an increased number of log- ging trucks and heiicopters used for GVRD management of the watershed.

But Northey pointed out to board members that every municipality has concerns about the noise and wear-and- tear on roads due to heavy trucks. whether thes be haul- ing gravel, logs or garbage.

It would create great prob- lems for the GVRD should each municipality decide to legislate what size of trucks can travel in its area.

A stalt report to the water committee poinied oat that although municipal buses travel more frequenily on resi- dential streets, no extraordi- nary road damage has been observed by district engineer- ing employees.

Meanwhile the GYRE is waiting to see if the provincial highways department gives final approval to the new weight restnelions i place in North Vinceaser District as a result of the street bv daw.

VERY DOOR ON THE NORTH SHORE SINCE