Marine transportation

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Recommendation Name

Marine transportation safety investigation report

Marine transportation safety investigation M15A0009

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The occurrence

On 21 January 2015, the passenger ferry Grace Sparkes made contact with Whale's Back Rock while enroute to Burnside, NL from St. Brendan's, NL. There were 4 passengers on board. Although the hull was damaged, the incident did not cause any injuries or pollution.

29 January 2015

Maintenance deficiencies and inadequate emergency procedures led to November 2013 grounding of Princess of Acadia in Digby, Nova…

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TSB Recommendation M11-01

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Marine transportation safety recommendation M94-05

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Reassessment of the responses to
marine transportation safety recommendation M94-05

Accessibility of emergency equipment

Background

On 02 April 1992, a small open charter boat, with four persons on board, capsized off Mara Rock, BC, throwing all four occupants into the cold water (TSB Report M92W1031). As a result, two people died from hypothermia, and the two remaining survivors were rescued, after approximately 23 hours in the water, suffering from acute hypothermia.