Bob Mackin
B.C. Emergency Health Services took one patient to hospital on Aug. 3 in stable condition after the Harbour Princess ran aground off West Vancouver’s Point Atkinson.
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Victoria told theBreaker.news that it received the call at 11:30 a.m.
“JRCC Victoria dispatched a hovercraft from Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Station Kitsilano 1 and the CCG Ship Laredo Sound, along with CCG auxiliary boats 1 and 2,” said public information officer Capt. Pedram Mohyeddin. “The Vancouver Police boat Larry Young was also dispatched to the area in addition to the many civilian boats that answered the mayday.”
Before 12:21 p.m., the Harbour Princess had been towed away from eastern Point Atkinson and was moving with its own power.
Seen and heard
The captain of the Harbour Princess told a CCG radio dispatcher that 56 people were on board and two were injured.
theBreaker.news found the Harbour Princess and rescue vessels off the foot of 31st Street in West Vancouver at 12:30 p.m. The hovercraft soon departed southward.
Patient transfer
Four ambulances and a supervisor met the hovercraft at West Spanish Banks in Vancouver and transported the patient to hospital, according to Jenny Peng of Provincial Health Services Authority.
Harbour Princess returned under its own power, but with escort vessels, to dock in Coal Harbour.
More on the Harbour Princess
Part of the Harbour Cruises charter fleet, the 1983-built vessel is 150-feet long, seats up to 180 passengers and can hold 275 standing.
Harbour Cruises has not immediately responded for comment.
Its website advertises three-hour brunch cruises on weekends, launching at 10:30 a.m., for $79 to $149 each.
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