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[Billthedrill]

Keen-eyed aviation experts will see the problem right away: the pontoons are pointed in the wrong direction.

[V_TWIN]

That harbor was wide open with very few sea going vessels from what I could tell......what are the odds? SMH

[llevrok]

Having once lived there, my comment -

Looks like a regular scheduled flight (Harbour Air?) that flies to and from Vancouver Isl or up the coast. Their take off patterns are well established

Not an amateur pilot in other words.

[ansel12]

When airplane pilots are training for their licenses aren’t they trained to avoid boats?

[BradyLS]

Are there established buoys for marking a seaplane landing zone?

[moovova]

Wow, nobody died. Lucky people.

[rellic]

Having been a boat owner and interacted with sea planes
many, many times.
I always gave them right of way
and kept a close eye on them.
They are only a pain in the ass for a minute or two.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Hopefully no airplane or boat propellers were involved in the injuries.

[bwest]

I once took a Harbour Air seaplane flight from Vancouver (Richmond, actually) to Victoria. Beautiful.

[blackdog]

When in the water a seaplane is a boat, must follow boat rules and regulations.

[aquila48]

We’re going to Vancouver next week and my wife had booked a seaplane ride.

We canceled it this morning.

[coloradan]

Upon seeing this tragic accident unfold, of course the first question on anyone’s mind, as it should be, is: “what are the pilot’s preferred pronouns?”