North Rustico charter boats say low tides in silted-in harbour will cost them big this season [Video]

With spring lobster fishing crews already navigating extremely low tides in North Rustico’s harbour, the problems may just be starting for tourism boats in the community on P.E.I.’s North Shore.

Getting vessels in and out of the harbour is always a tricky challenge — it’s narrow and has lots of twists and turns. 

But back on April 29, a combination of very low tides, gusty winds and sand accumulation on the sea bed left more than a dozen lobster boats stranded in the harbour. It was well into the evening before the tides rose enough for them to get …