NEWS photo Julle tvereon MICHAEL Dignard (inset) watched Sunboy sail from this moorage space at Thunderbird Marina Saturday night. The vessel, en route to English Bay, crashed near Point Atkinson. Four people drowned. One is miss- ing and presumed deac. WV lifeboat on scene all night From page 1 limited experience in moving a boat. It isn’t a particularly huge boat, but to a per- son that’s not experienced, it’s a fair-sized t.” Vessels from the Canadian Coast Guard, Port of Vancouver and Vancouver Fire Department went into action after an independent sailboat called in a Mayday at 9:47 p.m. North Shore Lifeboat Society’s West Vancouver Lifeboat was third or fourth on scene, said coxswain Hugh Kelsey. - Kelsey said the volunteer lifeboat was near the fireworks ¢ in English Bay when the emergency call came. “Eve ly went right to the centre of the accident,” he said. Kelsey and his crew of two searched the area and helped a private craft transfer a mother and child to shore. The lifeboat helped recover another three survivors from the capsized boat. “You couldn’t sce (Suaboy) until you Raii notia were right up to it,” Kelsey said. “There was only a couple feet of it showing.” All people, except for Louis Chen, were recovered within 30 minutes, Kelsey said. “To me it seemed like it was two hours.” Only one person, a surviving child, was wearing a lifejacket. Kelsey and the lifeboat’s crew contin- ued to search for Louis Chen until 1 a.m., but only found furniture and clothing debris. The lifeboat remained on scence until 6:30 a.m. Sunday. RCMP divers called off their search for the man, who may be resting in waters 160-feet deep. Cpl. Al Gray satd his team isn’t ‘apable of searching beyond 100 feet. He said a sonar-equipped, remote-operat- ed submersible unit could be contracted by the Transportation Safety Board or Coroner's Service to resume the search. Sunboy was towed from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans research dock Sunday evening to Race Rock Yacht at Fisherman’s Cove, within sight of where it s+t off Saturday night. It was displayed for Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigators and media Monday afternoon. The beat showed signs of water damage, but no majer cracks or dents were visible. There were scrapes on the bottom of the hull, likely where it came in contact with the tug’s steel cable. Capt. John Mein of the TSB said he was hoping to formally interview the sur- vivors, including captains of both vessels, this week. He said c-mmunication between the vessels, including lighting, radios and radar, the apparent non-use of lifejackets on Stsnboy and marine traffic management in the area will be examined. Capt. Brian Lewis said the investigation could hinge upon the scratched hull, the only evideace of contact between the two vessels. “The marks themselves will be very important in determining exactly what happened, because that’s all we have,” Lewis said. n referred to Loucks in need of a backer. From page 3 where one pays oniy for the ‘zones travelled. A full dis- tance trip (North Van to Whistler), he predicts, could cost $6 one way. __ All capital costs and any ~ operating costs incurred over and above the fare box receipts, he predicts, could be “covered by the provincial Funding in the amount of ap roximately $2.8 million dollars annually will be need- ed, he says, to operate the system. This is over and above the predicted §20 mil- lion it will take to buy the rail cars, platforms, ticket booths, crossings and fences. Webber, in his presenta- tion to council, said his plans are forward thinking ines- sion for linking up with the SeaBus, any future SkyTrain service to the airport, and/or an American link with Amtrack to run a direct ser- vice from Seatile. He thinks the whole idea makes sense, especially in light of Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic bid. “They’re not going to widen the (Sea to Sky) road,” he said. Webber has approached BC Rail and has asked them to keep the idea in mind. Meanwhile, North Vancouver City council has referred the item to the North Shore Greater Vancouver Transit Authority (GVTA) representative, who just happens to be North Vancouver City Mayer Jack Loucks. Wednesday, August 11, 1999 — North Shore News - 5 District approves red light cameras Program for intersection safety Martin Millerchip News Reporter martin@usnews.com RED light cameras will soon be taking pictures of dangerous drivers in North Vancouver District as well as in the city. The city approved the use of the automated cameras to catch red light runners July 12. Monday night, a presenta- tion from the province’s Intersection Safety Camera program was on district coun- cil’s agenda. Council rarely moves to act on the same agenda as it hears a delegation, preferring instead to revisit the item after a week of reflection. But after Moaday’s 10- minute presentation and a handful of clarifying questions, council couldn’t wait to adopt a virtually identical motion to the city, directing engineering staff to work with the RCMP and to implement the safety program. “They’re due in the city, I think, relatively soon, and I'd like us to be in step,” said Coun. Janice Harris. Const. Daffyd Herrman said the allocation of the cam- eras to the province’s interested municipalities will be on the basis of one intersection per 26,000 of population. He said the district would qualify for four intersections to be equipped with the automat- ic camera equipment. However, said Herrman, one camera only would be rotated among the chosen intersections. Data collection units would continue to “flash” - at the three other intersections. Sites have yet to be chosen. Herrman said ail costs con- nected with the program would be paid by the program. He told council that figures from similar programs operat- ing in the U.K. suggest that the cameras reduce collisions not only in the intersection in which they are installed, but in surrounding intersections too. He described this as the “halo” effect. Cost benefits to the munic- ipality, said Herrman, accrue m fewer collisions and reduced response by emer- gency crews to accidents, and the reduced replacement costs of damaged municipal infra- structure, In response to questions from Coun. 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