A Harbour Air seaplane, with 6 people on board, collided with a pleasure boat on Saturday

  • Sonori@beehaw.org
    3·
    6 months ago

    I’m curious as to what that boat was trying to do there. The seaplane can’t really turn when moving that fast, but the boat should have been easily able to turn around, slow down, or get out of the way. Were they just not paying any attention to their surroundings dispite being in a part of the harbor with a lot of boats and where seaplanes are constantly landing and taking off?

    • corsicanguppy
      2·
      6 months ago

      The seaplane can’t really turn when moving that fast, but the boat should have been easily able to turn around, slow down, or get out of the way.

      That’s why the rule is generally the smaller boat will GTFO of the way; preferably with a 90-degree turn.

    • JohnnyCanuckOP
      1·
      6 months ago

      I would think the area would be a no go zone for boats, and there should be a tower with a clear view. In the video it looks like another similar boat is moving out of the way. But it looks like a lot of mistakes all at once to me.

      • gwildors_gill_slitsEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        I was in coal harbour one day last year and spent a while watching one of the sea planes taxi and take off.

        At one point it had started gaining speed to take off but had to cancel at the last minute because someone in a kayak drifted in front of it so it turned around and had to do the whole thing again. There were tons of other craft out on the water too, and I found it kind of crazy that it’s being used as an airport considering how busy and chaotic it seems to be.

        • Victor Villas@beehaw.org
          2·
          6 months ago

          It’s not chaotic at all imho, it’s most often pretty organized. The landing and takeoff area is off limits, but once in a while someone will end up there anyway.