Relatives of four sealers killed when their boat capsized during a coast guard towing operation have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit.
They are joined in their lawsuit by two survivors of the accident, and they're suing the coast guard and federal government.
Four hunters from Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., were killed when the boat sank in March 2008 off Cape Breton.
The late captain's fishing company, some 19 relatives, and two survivors of the tragedy, are listed as plaintiffs in the suit, filed earlier this month in Federal Court in Montreal.
The lawsuit alleges numerous errors made by the Canadian Coast Guard the night the icebreaker Sir William Alexander guided the sealing boat L'Acadien II through ice-filled waters.
The suit alleges communication problems with the coast guard, and also says proper steps weren't taken to ensure the safety of the sealers aboard L'Acadien II.
The plaintiffs are also asking that the case be heard in Gaspe, the closest judicial district to the remote archipelago where the families and survivors still reside.
