On July 26, a speed boat hit the container ship MSC Diego docked in the Port of Montreal. Police say no one has been reported missing and it’s not clear if someone actually fell in the water.
The front of the boat was heavily damaged in the crash and the vessel sank.
Coast Guard boats, members of the Montreal and Longueuil fire departments, a provincial police helicopter, and armed forces helicopter and Hercules plane have all taken part in the search since Tuesday.
Coast Guard, said they received a call Tuesday night around 10 p.m. from a witness who thought someone might have fallen into the water as a result of the collision.
Police expanded on the details Wednesday, saying they received reports of a boat that was travelling at high speed and then hit the container ship MSC Diego.
Someone on the ship told police that he felt the collision and thought he saw one or two people fall from the speedboat into the water.
Montreal police to resume looking for possible victims, boat on Thursday.
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Source: CBC
