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Crashed into several boats at the port... no reports of injuries yet.

That's not good...supposed to be taking that thing in August...

Brent wrote:Crashed into several boats at the port... no reports of injuries yet.

You got a source for this?

USCG_Hurricane_Watcher wrote:

Brent wrote:Crashed into several boats at the port... no reports of injuries yet.

You got a source for this?

It's been on all the cable news channels with pictures.

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories ... c7f6a.html

Vancouver ferry crashes into a marina
11:34 AM PDT on Thursday, June 30, 2005
Associated Press

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A British Columbia ferry lost power, smashed into a number of boats and ran aground at a marina while docking Thursday at Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall said.

Witnesses said the 457-foot Queen of Oak Bay missed the terminal berth and was blowing its horn as it crashed into Sewell's Marina.

Passenger Myrtle Medd said an announcement was made telling those aboard to get into their cars and brace themselves as the vessel was about to crash.

"We glided in and we didn't feel a great impact but we did take out about seven sailboats," Medd told BCTV. "But nobody was injured on the sailboats and no one was injured on the ferry. But we're sitting in front of the little tourist bureau, not in the real dock."

She said ferry workers told passengers it would be hours before they would be able to get off the vessel. Passengers were not allowed to go on the outer deck or to their cars.

"We're all just upstairs getting free coffee and tea," Medd said.

Brent wrote:

USCG_Hurricane_Watcher wrote:

Brent wrote:Crashed into several boats at the port... no reports of injuries yet.

You got a source for this?

It's been on all the cable news channels with pictures.

Appreciate the link...haven't been by a tv all day...

I'm not a swimmer, hate ferries and when I saw footage of this crash, OMG - it sent shivers down my back. I'm hoping authorities are right and there are no injuries. This could have been so much worse! Seriously, I just hate ferries and I'm never comfortable on them.

Mary

I know my experience doesnt even come close but many years ago I was on the Hatteras Ocracoke Ferry in NC during a mild shower. A waterspout came out of nowhere and crossed in front of us. A few of us goit drenched..no one
got hurt though. And all of us tourists had some stories to tell when we got home.