'Seeing the plane sink right before our eyes' SeaBus crew recounts moment float plane crashed
CTV
Visibility was excellent on a clear sunny Saturday in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour, when a SeaBus captain spotted a float plane lying awkwardly in the water.
Visibility was excellent on a clear sunny Saturday in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour, when a SeaBus captain spotted a float plane lying awkwardly in the water.
After a second look, Capt. April Larson realized the aircraft was floundering, and there was a good chance there were passengers aboard.
“What's remarkable about these plane accidents, is they start to sink so quickly,” Capt. Larson told CTV News.
“I was seeing the plane sink right before our eyes,” she said.
She immediately had the SeaBus diverted, then informed the crew and the control centre of the situation, before making an announcement to inform the passengers.
“I felt the boat come to a really slow halt and I was like, ‘What's going on?’” said SeaBus attendant Erin Young, who was posted downstairs.
As the vessel got closer to the scene of Saturday's collision, Young could see that a rescue was underway.
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