Sailor Dead After a Boat Capsized in Bedford Basin: Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy Ensign flies during the Parade of Ships entering the New York Harbor, on May 25, 2016. The Canadian Press/AP-Mary Altaffer

The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized.

The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday.