A Harbour Air seaplane collided with a pleasure boat in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour on Saturday afternoon.
VANCOUVER — The seaplane crash in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour on Saturday was the first in a quarter century, according to a database of investigations from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Both Saturday’s collision and the one in 1999 occurred in a similar area of the harbour, in the waters between Canada Place and Stanley Park. The area, referred to as “Area Alpha,” is one of three takeoff and landing zones for seaplanes in Vancouver Harbour. In the 1999 collision, the float plane pilot had received clearance to land from the control tower, which is located at the top of a highrise building at the foot of Granville Street. The control room has a 360-degree view and sits about 465 feet above sea level, making it the highest air traffic control room in the world.
These days, the control tower is typically staffed by four controllers during the summer’s busiest days, according to Harbour Air’s website. Nav Canada, a private not-for-profit corporation, operates Canada’s air-traffic control and is “responsible for safe coordination and the efficient movement of aircraft … including flight paths and airways used by airlines,” according to its website.
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