On , while the tug Risco Warrior was holding the barge Western Carrier against the dock at Mellersh Point in Bute Inlet, British Columbia, an explosion occurred in the tug’s battery compartment, located in the lazarette. The vessel sustained structural damage, and 2 crew members on board sustained minor injuries.
On , the barge Lafarge Eagle ran aground while being towed by the tug Mauna Loa in the Fraser River, BC. The tug Sea Imp XI was assisting at the time. There were no injuries or pollution reported.
On 01 April 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) assessed the weather conditions and notified fish harvesters that the snow crab fishery in area 12 of the Gulf of St. Lawrence would open at 0001 on 03 April 2021. At the time of the notification, there was ice in Richibucto Harbour, New Brunswick, and an excavator was needed to break ice at the wharf to put the Tyhawk in the water.
On at 0310 Newfoundland Daylight Time, a crew member on the fishing vessel Suvak went overboard while setting gillnets in Davis Strait, approximately 120 nautical miles northeast of Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut.
