A sailor with the Royal Canadian Navy has died after an incident during small-boat operations in Halifax's Bedford Basin on Friday night.

According to a statement from the Maritime Forces, two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable that overturned and capsized at about 10 p.m. on Friday.

Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Halifax co-ordinated a rescue with ships that were detached from the Canadian Coast Guard. The two sailors in the boat were pulled from the water and brought to Mill Cove…