Collision between a boat and a seaplane in Vancouver: 2 people hospitalized

Two people, who were on the boat struck by a seaplane on Saturday in the waters of Coal Harbor in Vancouver, are receiving treatment in hospital, confirms the city’s fire chief, Jarret Gray.

Vancouver police explained in a press release that a company seaplane Harbor Air and a pleasure boat collided around 1 p.m. on June 8.

According to a Radio-Canada journalist/CBC present near Canada Place, rescue boats circled around a small plane in the water near Brockton Point.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria confirms that the Kitsilano Coast Guard has dispatched two vessels on scene, a Laredo Sound and a fast rescue craft.

Once there, they collaborated with numerous agencies to intervenesays the center’s statement.

A number of people were on board the plane and boatspecifies the police press release. Several passengers were injured and taken to hospital.

A spokesperson forHarbor Air said one of its planes, with five passengers on board who had embarked on a sightseeing excursion, collided with a boat after takeoff from the seaplane terminal.

passengers of the plane, as well as the pilot, are unharmed and safe”,”text”:”The five passengers of the plane, as well as the pilot, are unharmed and safe”}}”>The plane’s five passengers, as well as the pilot, are unhurt and safewe can read in the press release. Local authorities informed us that all passengers on the boat have been accounted for.

Police did not confirm the exact number of people injured, but said details would be provided as the investigation progressed.

The Transportation Safety Board said investigators were gathering information and assessing the crash, but little information was available as of early Saturday afternoon.

Coal Harbor is the site of downtown Vancouver’s seaplane terminal, served by carriers such as Harbor Air and Seair Seaplanes.

With information from Akshay Kulkarni