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• Passenger overboard and subsequent loss of life, passenger vessel Northern Spirit I, Toronto, Ontario on 13 June 2015

  Released on 29 September 2016

  On 13 June 2015, at approximately 1930 Eastern Daylight Time, the Northern Spirit I was on an evening cruise when a passenger fell overboard. The vessel was in a position approximately 4 nautical miles west of Toronto, Ontario at the time. Search and rescue authorities were notified and conducted a search of the area without success. The passenger’s body was recovered 18 days later in Humber Bay by a Toronto Police Service marine unit.

• Main-track derailment of Canadian National Railway freight train M30511-17 at mile 212.8, Napadogan Subdivision, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick on 17 April 2015

  Released on 27 September 2016

  On 17 April 2015, at approximately 1450 Atlantic Daylight Time, westbound Canadian National Railway freight train M30511-17, travelling at 46 mph, derailed 35 rail cars and 1 distributed power locomotive at Mile 212.8 on the Napadogan Subdivision, near Saint-Basile, New Brunswick. The derailment destroyed approximately 900 feet of main track. Twenty of the derailed rail cars were residue tank cars that had last contained crude oil (UN 1267, Class 3). There were no leaks and no injuries.

• Expanding the use of locomotive voice and video recorders in Canada

  Released on 19 September 2016

  In May 2015, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada launched a Class 4 safety issues investigation (safety study) on the use of locomotive voice and video recorders under the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act. Transport Canada and key rail stakeholders were invited to participate in this study. The safety study identified some best practices, identified and evaluated implementation issues, examined potential safety benefits of the expanded use of on-board recorders, and collected background information for the development of an action plan to implement locomotive voice and video recorders.

• Incorrect fuel type and forced landing of Keystone Air Service Ltd., Piper PA-31-350, C-FXLO, 1 nm SW of Thompson, Manitoba on 15 September 2015

  Released on 6 September 2016

  At 1817 Central Daylight Time, the Keystone Air Service Ltd. Piper PA-31-350 (registration C-FXLO, serial number 31-8052022) departed Runway 06 at Thompson Airport, Manitoba, on an instrument flight rules flight to Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Manitoba, with 2 pilots and 6 passengers on board. Shortly after rotation, both engines began to lose power. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude. The landing gear was extended in preparation for a forced landing on a highway southwest of the airport. Due to oncoming traffic, the forced landing was conducted in a forested area adjacent to the highway, approximately 700 metres south of the threshold of Runway 06.

• Main-track derailment of Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 118-10 at mile 42.0, Nipigon Subdivision, Dublin, Ontario on 13 January 2015

  Released on 31 August 2016

  On 13 January 2015, at 1118 Eastern Standard Time, Canadian Pacific Railway freight train 118-10 was proceeding eastward on the Nipigon Subdivision at about 35 mph when it experienced a train-initiated emergency brake application at Mile 42.0 near Dublin, Ontario. Subsequent inspection determined that 21 cars had derailed. The derailed equipment included 7 dangerous goods tank cars loaded with propane (UN 1075, liquefied petroleum gas). As a result of the derailment, 1 tank car lost its entire load and another tank car released product. One crew member sustained minor inhalation injuries.