SAINT\u002DJOSEPH\u002DDE\u002DLA\u002DRIVE, Que.–A woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of…
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Beatrice Dorsainville said the woman was one of four people in the boat, all of whom fell in the water after the collision.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The ferry will be inspected by Transport Canada, she said in an email Sunday, adding that the other vessel, a 12.2 metre motorboat, sunk. Bruno Verreault, a spokesman for ferry operator the Societe des traversiers du Quebec, said the collision took place as the ferry approached a dock in Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Que., adding that an internal investigation will take place.
He said it’s too early to say whether the ferry, which had been leased from a private company, has been damaged and when it may return to service.It is one of the ferries that provide the only connection to the mainland for L’Isle-aux-Coudres, Que., home to around 1,000 people. The other ferry, MV Felix-Antoine-Savard, remains in service. It returned to operation last month after undergoing major repairs after it ran aground in February.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 2, 2023.
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