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{{Short description|Scheduled and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada}}
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| headquarters = [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
|key_people = Peter Clarke, CEO<ref name="PCC">Pilot Career Centre: [https://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Air-Carrier-PCC-Profile/114/Seair-Seaplanes Seair Seaplanes] Retrieved on 3 September 2019</ref>
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'''Seair Seaplanes''' is a scheduled and charter [[airline]] based in [[Richmond, British Columbia]], Canada. The airline flies routes between the [[Vancouver International Water Airport]] and the [[Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport]], as well as other [[Gulf Islands]] in the [[Strait of Georgia]], primarily with [[seaplane|float planes]].
'''Seair Seaplanes''' is a scheduled and charter [[airline]] based in [[Richmond, British Columbia]], Canada. The airline flies routes between the [[Vancouver International Water Airport]] and the [[Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport]], as well as other [[Gulf Islands]] in the [[Strait of Georgia]], exclusively with [[seaplane|float planes]].


==Destinations==
==Destinations==
As of September 2019 Seair Seaplanes serves the following destinations<ref name="MAP">Seair Seaplanes: [https://www.seairseaplanes.com/ Home] Retrieved on 3 September 2019</ref> in British Columbia:
As of September 2019 Seair Seaplanes serves the following destinations<ref name="MAP">{{cite web|url= https://www.seairseaplanes.com/|title= Flights from Vancouver Harbour & Richmond (YVR) to Nanaimo & the Gulf Islands|access-date= 7 March 2023|author= Seair Seaplanes|work= www.seairseaplanes.com |year= 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230307173231/https://www.seairseaplanes.com/|archive-date= 7 March 2023|url-status= live}}</ref> in British Columbia:


* [[Galiano Island]] ([[Galiano Island#Access|Montague Harbour Water Aerodrome]])
* [[Galiano Island]] ([[Galiano Island#Access|Montague Harbour Water Aerodrome]])
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In addition to scheduled flights, Seair operates scenic flights, scheduled tours, and private charters. Small amounts of cargo may also be carried.
In addition to scheduled flights, Seair operates scenic flights, scheduled tours, and private charters. Small amounts of cargo may also be carried.


Seair had plans to begin a service to the [[Victoria Inner Harbour Airport]] on May 25, 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/45209815/|title=Two float plane operators to use new Vancouver flight centre for Victoria, Nanaimo routes|work=Canada Standard|date=May 6, 2011|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref> but the service did not debut.
Seair had plans to begin a service to the [[Victoria Inner Harbour Airport]] on May 25, 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/45209815/|title=Two float plane operators to use new Vancouver flight centre for Victoria, Nanaimo routes|work=Canada Standard|date=May 6, 2011|accessdate=August 31, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120420080010/https://story.canadastandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/535f27099a41ff22/id/45209815/|archive-date= 20 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> but the service did not debut.


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
As of September 2019 the Seair fleet consists of 14 aircraft equipped with floats:<ref name="TCfleet">{{TCregister|SEAIR+SEAPLANES|Seair Seaplanes|2019-09-03}}</ref>
As of September 2019 the Seair fleet consists of 14 aircraft equipped with floats:<ref name="TCfleet">{{TCregister|SEAIR+SEAPLANES|Seair Seaplanes|2019-09-03}}</ref>
[[File:Seair Seaplanes.jpg|thumb|DHC-2T "Turbo Beaver" unloading at [[Ganges, British Columbia|Ganges]] Harbour]]
[[File:Seair Seaplanes.jpg|thumb|DHC-2T "Turbo Beaver" unloading at [[Ganges, British Columbia|Ganges]] Harbour]]
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|[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver|DHC-2 Beaver]]||6||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver#Beaver I|DHC-2 MK. I]], [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver#Viking DHC-2T|DHC-2 MK. III ]]||
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==Accidents==
==Accidents==
*On 28 December 1999, a Cessna C-208 Caravan (C-FGGG) operated by Seair crashed shortly after takeoff from the [[Abbotsford International Airport]]. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received serious injuries. Two passengers were also seriously injured and three passengers received minor injuries.<ref>[https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1999/a99p0181/a99p0181.pdf TSB Accident Report A99P0181]</ref>
*On 28 December 1999, a Cessna C-208 Caravan (C-FGGG) operated by Seair crashed shortly after takeoff from the [[Abbotsford International Airport]]. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received serious injuries. Two passengers were also seriously injured and three passengers received minor injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1999/a99p0181/a99p0181.pdf|title= TSB Accident Report A99P0181|access-date= 7 March 2023|author= Transportation Safety Board of Canada|author-link= Transportation Safety Board of Canada|work= www.tsb.gc.ca|date= 4 April 2001|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230226012504/https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1999/a99p0181/a99p0181.pdf|archive-date= 26 February 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>
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*On 22 September 2000, a DHC-2T Turbo Beaver (C-FOES) operated by Seair crashed 18 nautical miles northwest of [[Clearwater, British Columbia]]. The two occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00p0184/A00P0184.pdf|title= TSB Accident Report A00P0184|access-date= 7 March 2023|author= Transportation Safety Board of Canada|author-link= Transportation Safety Board of Canada|work= www.tsb.gc.ca|date= 10 January 2002|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230226012504/https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00p0184/A00P0184.pdf|archive-date= 26 February 2023|url-status= live}}</ref>

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*On 29 November 2009, a DHC-2 Beaver operated by Seair crashed off the coast of [[Saturna Island]]. The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.theprovince.com/life/Baby+among+feared+dead+Saturna+Island+floatplane+crash/2283337/story.html|title= Vancouver doctor and daughter perish in Saturna plane crash|access-date= 7 March 2023|last1= Chan |first1= Cheryl|last2=Carrigg|first2=David|work= [[The Vancouver Province]]|date= 28 November 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190826034428/http://www.theprovince.com/life/Baby+among+feared+dead+Saturna+Island+floatplane+crash/2283337/story.html|archive-date= 26 August 2019|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/six-bodies-recovered-from-bc-crash/article1382297/|title= Six bodies recovered from B.C. crash|access-date= 8 March 2023|work= [[The Globe and Mail]]|date= 30 November 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091201175602/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/six-bodies-recovered-from-bc-crash/article1382297/|archive-date= 1 December 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cadors-accident|2009P1808|Seair Seaplanes (C-GTMC)}}</ref>
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*On 22 September 2000, a DHC-2T Turbo Beaver (C-FOES) operated by Seair crashed 18 nautical miles northwest of [[Clearwater, British Columbia]]. The two occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.<ref>[https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00p0184/A00P0184.pdf TSB Accident Report A00P0184]</ref>
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*On 26 July 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan (C-GURL) registered to Seair crashed near Addenbroke Island, about {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Port Hardy]]. There were nine passengers on board and one pilot. Three passengers and the pilot were killed and five passengers suffered serious injuries.<ref>{{cadors-accident|2019P1815|Seair Seaplanes (C-GURL)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floatplane-crash-bc-addenbroke-island-1.5230901|title= Passengers killed in floatplane crash were from U.S. and Germany, coroner says|access-date= 7 March 2023|last= Schmunk|first= Rhianna |work= [[CBC News]]|date= 30 July 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230226012504/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floatplane-crash-bc-addenbroke-island-1.5230901 |archive-date= 26 February 2023|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/27/transportation-safety-board-sends-investigators-to-deadly-bc-float-plane-crash-site.html|title= Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to deadly B.C. float plane crash site|access-date= 7 March 2023|last= Li|first=Wanyee |work= [[The Toronto Star]]|date= 28 July 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221002141436/https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/27/transportation-safety-board-sends-investigators-to-deadly-bc-float-plane-crash-site.html|archive-date= 2 October 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

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*On 29 November 2009, a DHC-2 Beaver operated by Seair crashed off the coast of [[Saturna Island]]. The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived.<ref>Vancouver Province: [http://www.theprovince.com/life/Baby+among+feared+dead+Saturna+Island+floatplane+crash/2283337/story.html Baby among six feared dead in Saturna Island floatplane crash] 29 November 2009</ref><ref>The Globe and Mail: [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/six-bodies-recovered-from-bc-crash/article1382297/ Six bodies recovered from B.C. crash] 30 November 2009</ref><ref>{{cadors-accident|2009P1808|Seair Seaplanes (C-GTMC)}}</ref>

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*On 26 July 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan (C-GURL) registered to Seair crashed near [[Addenbroke Island]], about {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Port Hardy]]. There were nine passengers on board and one pilot. Three passengers and the pilot were killed and five passengers suffered serious injuries.<ref>{{cadors-accident|2019P1815|Seair Seaplanes (C-GURL)}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/floatplane-crash-bc-addenbroke-island-1.5230901 Passengers killed in floatplane crash were from U.S. and Germany, coroner says]</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/27/transportation-safety-board-sends-investigators-to-deadly-bc-float-plane-crash-site.html Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to deadly B.C. float plane crash site]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Seair Seaplanes}}
{{commons category|Seair Seaplanes}}
*[http://www.seairseaplanes.com Official website]
*{{Official website|https://www.seairseaplanes.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 00:32, 4 December 2024

Seair Seaplanes
IATA ICAO Call sign
- — -
Founded1980[1]
AOC #5082[2]
HubsVancouver Int'l Water Airport
Fleet size14[3]
Destinations9[4]
HeadquartersRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
Key peoplePeter Clarke, CEO[5]
Websitewww.seairseaplanes.com

Seair Seaplanes is a scheduled and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The airline flies routes between the Vancouver International Water Airport and the Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport, as well as other Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia, exclusively with float planes.

Destinations

As of September 2019 Seair Seaplanes serves the following destinations[4] in British Columbia:

In addition to scheduled flights, Seair operates scenic flights, scheduled tours, and private charters. Small amounts of cargo may also be carried.

Seair had plans to begin a service to the Victoria Inner Harbour Airport on May 25, 2011,[6] but the service did not debut.

Fleet

As of September 2019 the Seair fleet consists of 14 aircraft equipped with floats:[3]

DHC-2T "Turbo Beaver" unloading at Ganges Harbour
Seair Seaplanes fleet
Aircraft Number Variants Notes
Cessna 185 Skywagon 1 A185F 3 passengers
Cessna 208 Caravan 7 9 passengers
DHC-2 Beaver 6 DHC-2 MK. I, DHC-2 MK. III

Accidents

  • On 28 December 1999, a Cessna C-208 Caravan (C-FGGG) operated by Seair crashed shortly after takeoff from the Abbotsford International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received serious injuries. Two passengers were also seriously injured and three passengers received minor injuries.[7]
  • On 22 September 2000, a DHC-2T Turbo Beaver (C-FOES) operated by Seair crashed 18 nautical miles northwest of Clearwater, British Columbia. The two occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.[8]
  • On 29 November 2009, a DHC-2 Beaver operated by Seair crashed off the coast of Saturna Island. The accident occurred at approximately 4:10 p.m local time. Six passengers (including one infant) died, but the pilot and one other passenger survived.[9][10][11]
  • On 26 July 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan (C-GURL) registered to Seair crashed near Addenbroke Island, about 100 km (62 mi) north of Port Hardy. There were nine passengers on board and one pilot. Three passengers and the pilot were killed and five passengers suffered serious injuries.[12][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Seair Seaplanes (2023). "The Company". www.seairseaplanes.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Transport Canada (August 26, 2019), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Seair Seaplanes". Transport Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Seair Seaplanes (2023). "Flights from Vancouver Harbour & Richmond (YVR) to Nanaimo & the Gulf Islands". www.seairseaplanes.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ Pilot Career Centre. "Seair Seaplanes". pilotcareercentre.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Two float plane operators to use new Vancouver flight centre for Victoria, Nanaimo routes". Canada Standard. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. ^ Transportation Safety Board of Canada (4 April 2001). "TSB Accident Report A99P0181" (PDF). www.tsb.gc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ Transportation Safety Board of Canada (10 January 2002). "TSB Accident Report A00P0184" (PDF). www.tsb.gc.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ Chan, Cheryl; Carrigg, David (28 November 2009). "Vancouver doctor and daughter perish in Saturna plane crash". The Vancouver Province. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Six bodies recovered from B.C. crash". The Globe and Mail. 30 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. ^ "CADORS report for Seair Seaplanes (C-GTMC)". Transport Canada.
  12. ^ "CADORS report for Seair Seaplanes (C-GURL)". Transport Canada.
  13. ^ Schmunk, Rhianna (30 July 2019). "Passengers killed in floatplane crash were from U.S. and Germany, coroner says". CBC News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ Li, Wanyee (28 July 2019). "Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to deadly B.C. float plane crash site". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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