A ferry belonging to Harbour Cruises Ltd. struck a rock near Point Atkinson off West Vancouver on Sunday morning, leading to a mayday call.

According to a Postmedia source, the Harbour Princess ferry carrying 58 passengers hit a rock in Starboat Cove. A distress call was issued at 11:23 a.m. and several emergency services responded, led by the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 1, and including the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft Siyay.

The tide at the time was eight feet and rising, on a day when low tide was four and a half feet.

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The vessel did not take on water and was escorted back to its Coal Harbour berth, where the passengers were off-loaded. It is believed two passengers were injured.

The Harbour Princess

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