B.C. mother says her 23-year-old son was captain of charter boat that sank

The mother of a young fisherman has identified him as the captain of a charter boat that sank in B.C. waters last Sunday, stating he had complained about the vessel's disrepair.

Ashley Lin said in an emotional interview that her 23-year-old son, Chen Ming, is among six people missing and feared drowned. She and Chen's girlfriend, Hailey Lee, said in a joint interview that a side door on the 30-foot boat was broken when it went down in deep waters with 10 people aboard.

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a side door was broken on the 30-foot boat that went down in deep waters with 10 people aboard.

Lin, from Richmond, B.C., described her son as a "responsible child" and urged the owner of the charter firm to issue a statement. A person answering the phone for the company this week said they knew nothing about the incident before hanging up. The boat was operated by a company known as Top Fishing in English and Haishang in Chinese.

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was a responsible child