If I had my wetsuit I might have. Friday afternoon's ferry we were doing a doz circles in the water until the sun went down. A BC Ferry boat doesn't turn well. They announced on the PA, "We are searching for an "object in the water." There were aircraft etc. that is true. I had some fun with the news article....


Search Comes up Empty after Ferry Passenger Reports Seeing Hand Gripping a Pull-buoy

A large search was underway in the Strait of Georgia after a B.C. Ferries passenger thought they spotted a hand gripping a pull-buoy in the water on Friday afternoon.

The Queen of Oak Bay was about midway through the 3 p.m. sailing to Departure Bay from Horseshoe Bay when a passenger told staff they had seen a hand holding onto a pull-buoy among some kelp, said Dylan Carter, a maritime search-and-rescue co-ordinator with the Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.
Ferry crew deployed life rings and searched the waters.

A Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft from Sea Island also responded, along with Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue members from Nanaimo and a Cormorant helicopter from CFB Comox.
The ferry continued on its way about 6 p.m., after a 90-minute delay.


“We don’t really know how much credence to give that initial report,” Carter said. “We doubt that there'd be a triathlete out there training at this time of year" Carter added.