Marine transportation safety investigation M17A0391
Passenger ferry Northern Ranger
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marine transportation
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Marine transportation safety investigation report
Marine transportation safety investigation M18A0078
The occurrence
On at approximately 0415 Atlantic Daylight Time, the 8.69 m fishing vessel Ocean Star II, with 3 people on board, departed the wharf located near the community of Port Hood, Nova Scotia, to haul lobster traps. The wind was westerly at 10–15 knots and there was a 2 m northwest swell.
Marine transportation safety investigation M18C0328
The occurrence
On , the bulk carrier Maccoa was forced to undertake evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision with a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge near Kahnawake, Quebec, due to the failure of the bridge span to rise. A presumed bottom contact was reported while the vessel was maneuvering.
Marine transportation safety investigation M18P0014
146 nautical miles SSW of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
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Marine transportation safety investigation M18C0225
Passenger vessel Akademik Ioffe
Latitude 69°43.043′ N
Longitude 091°20.951′ W
Astronomical Society Islands, Nunavut
Marine transportation safety investigation M18P0087
The occurrence
On , tthe crew on the roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Queen of Cumberland were using an on‑board davit to hoist the vessel's rescue boat out of the water during a drill, when the hoist cable parted. There were 2 crew members in the rescue boat at the time. The rescue boat and the 2 crew members fell approximately 11 m to the water. Both crew members were injured, one of them seriously, and the rescue boat was damaged.