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Coast Guard called in as sailboat strikes Vancouver's Cambie Bridge

Sailboat strikes bridge

A sailboat lost part of its mast after a weekend incident under Vancouver's Cambie Bridge.

A family sailing a boat from Cooper Boating Rentals was passing under the bridge when they struck the bridge Saturday evening.

An Aquabus unloaded the family while the operator remained aboard, according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.

No one was injured in the incident.

"A crew from Kitsilano Coast Guard station also responded," said Michelle Imbeau. "They saw that the mast on the sailboat had broken. They started to escort the sailing vessel towards Cooper Boating Rentals, then the rental company came out and finished the escort into Granville Island."

A few people watched the incident unfold from shore.



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