When the GPS display froze, the operator could not view the vessel’s position. When he looked up, it was too late and the vessel struck a rock, seriously injuring the operating and three passengers
A water taxi operator’s speed and reliance on only one electronic navigational aid — GPS — contributed to the vessel hitting a rock in dense fog near Tofino last year, according to a Transportation Safety Board report on the crash released Monday.
The impact punctured the bow and caused the vessel to come to an abrupt stop. The operator was thrown forward out of his seat and struck the front window, but was subsequently able to stop the engines and transmit a mayday call using the VHF radio-telephone with the assistance of one of the passengers.
Without radar, vessel operators must use their line of sight to detect hazards, but restricted visibility makes this more difficult, meaning “operators may need to proceed at slower speeds to ensure that the vessel can be safely stopped in time to prevent a collision,” said the report. The operator of the Rocky Pass, based in Ahousaht, was preparing to go to bed when he heard a medevac request over the VHF radio-telephone at about 10:30 p.m. the night before the crash.
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