1.   Private boaters are encouraged by the Coast Guard to follow the Good Samaritan law and rescue anyone in distress at sea.

2.   Private boaters, meanwhile, have had limits.

3.   Private boaters favor downriggers when trolling because angling lines can be set at the specific depth in the water column where game fish have been located.

4.   The fish have drawn fleets of private boaters and provided some stomach settling thrills for anglers.

5.   Private boaters eager to help were prevented from approaching too close to the island because of fire.

6.   Firefighters and navy rescue personnel were at the scene, while private boaters were prevented from approaching too close to the island because of fire.

7.   Five ships from the Coast Guard and Parks Canada were searching the waters, aided by a helicopter and private boaters who volunteered to help, he said.

8.   Private boaters eager to help were prevented from approaching the island because of fire.

9.   To discourage private boaters, investigators also issued warnings on local radio stations warning against the danger of infection from coming into contact with decomposing bodies.