Obscured vision, perception played role in Tofino, B.C., harbour crash: safety board
The water taxi and a Tofino Air Beaver float plane carrying six people collided while heading for the same dock in October 2021.
The investigation found factors affecting the perception of both operators contributed to the crash, including that the plane’s lower wing and the pilot’s seat position interfered with the view, and that the taxi operator was focused on the berth, not the plane coming from the starboard side. The safety board sent a letter last February to Transport Canada saying therewere no speed limits for vessels in the Tofino harbour, and local authorities may have been unaware of the option to ask the federal government to restrict the use of pleasure craft or commercial vessels.
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