Search Ends for Missing People After Boat Sinks

船隻沉沒後 警方停止搜尋失蹤人員

Jun 29, 2026, 20:56
CanadaSociety

Introduction

Police stopped the search for six people. Their boat sank near Vancouver.

警方已停止搜尋六名失蹤人員。他們的船隻在溫哥華附近沉沒。

Main Body

A boat left Richmond on Sunday. Ten people were on the boat. The boat filled with water and sank. A small boat saw people in the water and called for help.

一艘船於週日在列治文出發。船上有十個人。該船進水後沉沒。一艘小艇發現有人在水中，隨即請求救援。

Many teams helped. The army, the police, and the coast guard used helicopters and ships. They found four people. A couple in a private boat saved three people. The police saved one person.

許多團隊參與救援。軍方、警方和海岸防衛隊使用了直升機和船隻。他們找到了四個人。一對駕駛私人船隻的夫婦救起了三人，警方則救起一人。

The people in the water did not have life jackets. The police did not find any pieces of the boat in the water. They stopped the search at 9:45 PM.

在水中的人員沒有穿救生衣。警方在水中沒有發現任何船隻碎片。他們於晚上 9 點 45 分停止搜尋。

Conclusion

The search for the six people is over. The police are now looking for the reason why the boat sank.

對這六名人員的搜尋已經結束。警方目前正在調查船隻沉沒的原因。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Past Action" Trick

To tell a story about something that happened yesterday or last week, we usually add -ed to the action word.

Look at these patterns from the story:

  • stop →\rightarrow stopped*
  • call →\rightarrow called*
  • help →\rightarrow helped*

⚠️ The "Rule Breakers"

Some words are lazy and do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these because they are very common in A2 English:

NowThen (Past)
be/is →\rightarrow was/were
find →\rightarrow found
see →\rightarrow saw
have →\rightarrow had

🛠️ How to say "NO" in the past

When we want to say something did NOT happen, we use one simple pair: did not + the normal word.

  • Wrong: They did not found.

  • Right: They did not find.

  • Wrong: They did not saved.

  • Right: They did not save.

Vocabulary Learning

search (n.)
An activity of looking for someone or something
Example:The police started a search for the missing dog.
sank (v.)
Went down under the water
Example:The heavy stone sank to the bottom of the river.
coast guard (n.)
A group of people who keep the sea and shores safe
Example:The coast guard helped the sailors in the storm.
private (adj.)
Belonging to one person or a small group, not public
Example:He has a private car to go to work.
life jackets (n.)
Special clothes that help a person float in water
Example:Everyone on the boat must wear life jackets.
reason (n.)
The cause of why something happened
Example:What is the reason for your late arrival?
Practice A2 words in a crossword→