On 02 September 2023, the bulk carrier Golden Zhejiang was at anchor in Trincomali Channel, British Columbia when the second and fourth engineers were carrying out a weekly safety check of the free-fall lifeboat. During the safety check, the second engineer encountered an issue while testing the steering from inside the lifeboat.
On 24 September 2023, the fishing vessel Silver Condor, with 6 people on board, began its return trip to port after fishing for redfish. Around midnight on 25 September, the vessel started listing to port and sinking by the stern; as the vessel sank, all people on board entered the water.
With a view to advancing transportation safety, the TSB is publishing data from its Marine Safety Information System (MARSIS) on reportable accidents and incidents (together called occurrences) for use by industry and the public. The TSB gathers these data in the course of its investigations and uses them to analyze safety deficiencies and identify risks in the Canadian transportation system.
The Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA) is a Crown corporation that was created in 1972 under the Pilotage Act. The PPA has a mandate to establish, operate, maintain, and administer safe and efficient pilotage services in the coastal waters of British Columbia, including the Fraser River. Pilotage services are provided by licensed marine pilots, who are highly trained navigators that use their knowledge of local waters to direct a vessel and navigate it using the safest route.
On 10 February 2021, while towing a loaded barge in the Gardner Canal near Kemano Bay, British Columbia, the tug Ingenika encountered adverse weather conditions which impacted its ability to tow and maintain speed, and eventually led to the vessel taking on water.
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex since an accident rarely results from a single cause. In the case of the February 2021 sinking of the tug Ingenika in British Columbia, which resulted in two crew member fatalities, several factors led to the accident. The three findings below detail the causes and contributing factors that led to this occurrence.
In the early hours of April 3, 2021, opening day for snow crab fishing in area 12 of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Tyhawk (M21A0065) departed from Chéticamp to the fishing grounds to set crab traps. During this trip, ice was accumulating on the vessel due to freezing rain.
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex since an accident rarely results from a single cause. In the case of the April 2021 capsizing of the fishing vessel Tyhawk (M21A0065) which resulted in the death of two crew members, several factors led to the sinking.
