On 10 September 2022, the Island Bay was on an ecotour with 2 crew members and 5 passengers on board when the crew reported that the vessel was taking on water. The crew and passengers subsequently abandoned the vessel in Carpenter Bay, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. During the abandonment, 1 passenger was washed away and was rescued.
The self-propelled barge Rivière Saint-Augustin reported that a crew member was found seriously injured while on its voyage from Chevery, Quebec, to Saint-Augustin, Quebec. The injured crew member was evacuated from the vessel. No damage or pollution was reported.
On 26 October 2022, the passenger vessel Kawartha Spirit had a bottom contact near Purcells Cove at the entrance to Northwest Arm of Halifax, where it was navigating in restricted visibility with 59 people on board. This contact resulted in damage to both propellers and port rudder.
The vessel was able to return to its berth in Halifax under its own power. No pollution or injuries were reported.
On , the oil and chemical tanker Kivalliq W. was transiting toward Baker Lake, Nunavut, and reported making bottom contact with an uncharted object while exiting the Chesterfield Narrows. As a result, the vessel sustained damage on the starboard side. The vessel was cleared to complete its voyage on its own and proceeded to Les Méchins, Quebec, to dry-dock.
No pollution was reported.
On 18 June 2023, the manned submersible commonly referred to as Titan, with five people on board, was diving to the Titanic wreck site 372 nautical miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian-flagged cargo vessel Polar Prince that had been used to transport the submersible to the site was providing surface support to the submersible as it dove.
On 23 May 2023, the bulk carrier Cuyahoga reported having sustained a fire in the engine room while navigating on Lake Erie, Ontario, with 20 people on board. The crew attempted to activate the fixed fire extinguishing system.
The vessel lost propulsion and dropped anchor near Kingsville, Ontario. There were no reported injuries. The TSB is investigating.
On 23 March 2023, the roll-on/roll-off ferry Atlantic Vision was unmooring in preparation to enter the dry dock at Les Méchins, Quebec. During the unmooring operations, one of the mooring lines was released from the dock into the water to be winched back onto the vessel. The line was drawn into one of the vessel’s bow thrusters and wrapped around the rotating thruster propeller shaft, causing the line to rapidly pull through the mooring winch on the forward mooring deck.
On , a crew member aboard the Canadian naval auxiliary supply vessel Asterix sustained serious injuries during mooring operations in Busan, Republic of Korea. The injured crew member was subsequently evacuated and transported to a local hospital.
On , the passenger ferry Svanoy and a pleasure craft collided near the ferry dock in Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec. The pleasure craft was substantially damaged and took on water. The four occupants on board were rescued by the ferry crew before the pleasure craft sank and were transported to the hospital. Three of them sustained minor injuries and one was seriously injured. There was minor damage to the ferry. The TSB is investigating.
On , a crew member on board the bulk carrier Golden Zhejiang was injured following the accidental release of a free-fall lifeboat while the vessel was anchored in the Trincomali Channel, British Columbia.
The Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue provided assistance. The injured crew member was transported to hospital.
The TSB is investigating.
