I've posted a lot of pictures of boats and ships in the Inner Harbour but I've neglected the busy air traffic. There are several seaplane landing lanes and there is almost always one or more seaplanes taking off or landing. There is also a regular helicopter service between Victoria and Vancouver. This is NOT that service but is (I think) a Coast Guard Helicopter landing on the point the Coast Guard occupies at the mouth of the harbour, spotlighted in the photo below. The passenger helicopter landing pad is out of sight just beyond this point.
Yep, this is a Coastie chopper. They primarily go up and down to the lightstations on the west coast although some usually serve on the bigger ships.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Corey, for confirming that since I wasn't sure. It seems every little jut of land is named - Ogden Point is the next one around to seaward - do you happen to know the name of the point pictured above?
ReplyDeleteNice shot. what a fun job...
ReplyDeleteOutstanding shot of the coast guard chopper, I love it.
ReplyDeleteCheers and Happy New Year!
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