Marine transportation
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Marine transportation safety investigation report
Marine transportation safety investigation M25C0148
The occurrence
On 03 July 2025, the general cargo vessel Kathy McKeil was approaching the Superior Elevator dock in Thunder Bay, Ontario. During mooring operations, a crew member was being transferred to the dock using a landing boom—an apparatus designed to transfer personnel from the vessel to shore. During the transfer, the crew member handling the landing rope lost his grip, causing the other crew member to fall into the water.
Marine transportation safety investigation M25P0108
The occurrence
On 05 June 2025, a master and a deckhand boarded a small aluminum skiff from shore and proceeded toward the landing craft Duu Guusd, which was anchored approximately 30 m offshore near Langara Island, British Columbia.
Marine transportation safety issue investigation M24A0348
On July 23, 2025, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) launched a safety issue investigation (SII) (M24A0348) into shipboard fires on commercial vessels and the effectiveness of emergency response in Canada.
Unlike individual occurrence investigations, an SII is broad in scope, involving an in-depth review of multiple occurrences and consulations with key industry stakeholders.
TSB launches national safety investigation into vessel fires and response following Holiday Island ferry fire
Safety issue investigation into vessel fires and emergency response
On July 23, 2025, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) launched a safety issue investigation (SII) (M24A0348) into shipboard fires on commercial vessels and the effectiveness of emergency response in Canada.
Unlike individual occurrence investigations, an SII is broad in scope, involving an in-depth review of multiple occurrences and consulations with key industry stakeholders.
Table 2. Details of occurrences, losses and vessels involved by region, June 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Table 1. Marine occurrences (types, vessels and losses involved), June 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 | |
Safety communications related to TSB investigation M22A0258: July 2022 engine room fire of the passenger ferry Holiday Island
The occurrence
On July 22, 2022, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Holiday Island after a non-standard temporary repair made to the ferry’s fuel injection system failed and caused fuel to spray onto hot engine components and ignite. All passengers and non-essential crew members were safely evacuated, and a large-scale emergency response followed. Despite efforts from responders, the fire could not be extinguished, and the vessel was eventually abandoned.