Alberta defeats B.C. at Sportsplex hoop tourney Rapidly-growing Cypost offers online protection i AUGUST 11, 1999 saga right Lights. »«« 12 SS business oon 15 Classifieds 31 Crossword | Knight North Shore Alert Sports Talking Personals e«* 34 Noctn Shore Fres Press Ltd Punssner Petar Snece ‘1139 Lonsdale Avenue, Neeth Vancower BO ¥ Carassan Pubwratons Mad Szies Pruaxt Agrement 45 Pages One other man missing after vessel capsizes Bcb Mackin News Reporter WHEN Michael Dignard watched Siunboy leave its moor- ing at Thunderbird Marina in West Vancouver Saturday night, he never imag- ined its voyage would end in tragedy. The hobby mariner met some passengers from the Seattle-based, 13-metre Bayliner when it docked near his powerboat, Days ef Thunder, at 2 p.m. “They were the nicest people you could ever meet,” Dignard said Monday at the marinz. “The little boy was running around and laying games. They just tooked ike a happy family. It's a shock, you don’t get to know people too much.” Dignard was shocked because he Jater learned Sunboy’s wip to English Bay for the Symphony of Fire fireworks was a disaster. The eastbound Sunbey ran inte a steel cable 270 metres long and 3.81 centimetres thick between the southbound Jose Navarez tug- boat and Texads barge at 9:45 p.m. Sunboy flipped, sending 14 people into the waters a kilometre southeast of Point Atkinson. Nine people were rescued. Four drowned, including: Seattle’s Manfai Ngo, 36, and son Frank Ngo, 5, Vancouver's Marilyn Waye, 51 and West Vancouver real estate agent Susie Chen, 53. Chen’s husband Louis, 50, a home builder, antique collector and diver, is missing and presumed dead. The Chens, originally from Taiwan, are survived by three daughters and a son. The daughters were on the ill-fated trip. The Bellevue, Wash, captain, his wife and thcir two sons all survived. The captain’s name was not disclosed. When Suszboy left the Fisherman’s Cove, Dignard sensed the captain wasn’t experienced. “Immediately I realized the lights weren't on. He had the steam light and nothing else, not star- board or port fights. My observation at the time was they had See WV lifeboat page S$ when you're renting over 30 mill for about a dollar a day! Call today to setup your Complimentary Guest Visit The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 Ciste Brady Fotheringham Contributing Writer Saturday night’s boating accident off Point Atkinson has led to an investigation by the West Vancouver fire department into why one of their firehall units wasn’t dispatched at all. t ion dollars in facilities and equi A fire truck from firchall No. 3. was sitting at Ferndale Avenue at the 4100- block area of Marine Drive at 10 p.m. Saturday night, According to firefighter Jay Brownlee, the unit was only “30 seconds to a minute away from the acci- dent scene” but was never called by B.C. Ambulance Services. Brownlee saw several ambulances, some which came as far away as Burnaby and Squamisk, pass by the West Vancouver fire truck heading west } pment A summary of dining reviews for Summer consumption Table Hopping 925 ey . NEWS photo Julia Iverson CAPT. John Mein of the Transportation Safety Board briefs reporters Monday at Fisherman's Cove beside Sunboy. The 13-metre Bayliner fromm Seattle hit a cable between a tug and barge Saturday near Point Atkinson. Four people drowned, including Susie Chen of West Vancouver. Her husband Louis is missing and presumed dead. WY fire crew not cailed to accident scene towards the accident. “We were in a prime spot. We could have given basic life support,” Brownlee said. West Vancouver Fire chief Ron Olson said they are investigating “the sequence of events leading up to our participation — as to why we weren’t called sooner.” Jeff Gaulin, media relations for B.C. Ambulance Services couldn’t verify the chain of events in time for publication.