Man crashes stolen float plane in Vancouver harbour
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:44:13 +0000
Vancouver police are searching for a man who stole a float plane and crashed it in Vancouver’s harbour early Friday morning.
Vancouver police say around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to Harbour Air for reports that a man stole a float plane from Coal Harbour in the 1100-block of West Cordova Street and then crashed it into another plane in the harbour.
VPD Const. Tania Visintin said the plane had extensive damage, and one wing was torn off.
She said there were no injuries. Police are investigating but have not yet arrested a suspect.
The Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre confirmed that there were two float planes involved in an incident shortly before 5 a.m. in the Vancouver harbour but would not provide any other information, citing a police investigation.
Harbour Air said in an emailed statement that it is aware of an attempted theft of a Seair aircraft at the Coal Harbour terminal early Friday morning.
Spokesperson Samantha Kent said during the incident, two Harbour Air aircraft were damaged.
“We are currently working with the police to provide any support required during this investigation as the safety and security of passengers is our priority,” she said, in a statement.
Some flights were re-routed to the YVR terminal in Richmond but otherwise all flights are operating, she said.
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