Marine transportation safety investigation M23C0257
The occurrence
On , the fishing vessel Silver Condor, with six crew members on board, sank in the St. Lawrence River off Gros-Mécatina, Quebec.
Marine transportation
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Marine transportation safety investigation report
Marine transportation safety investigation M23C0305
The occurrence
On , the cargo vessel Sivumut was anchored in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, transshipping cargo to Iqaluit, Nunavut, using barges and tugs.
Commercial fishing safety
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has long sought to improve commercial fishing safety. The TSB has been...
Commercial fishing safety
Over the past 30 years, the TSB has been sounding the alarm over the numerous safety deficiencies in commercial fishing.
Marine transportation occurrence data from January 1995
With a view to advancing transportation safety, the TSB is publishing data from its Marine Safety Information System (MARSIS) on reportable accidents and incidents (together called occurrences) for use by industry and the public. The TSB gathers these data in the course of its investigations and uses them to analyze safety deficiencies and identify risks in the Canadian transportation system.
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Pacific Pilotage Authority oversight of pilotage waivers
The Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA) is a Crown corporation that was created in 1972 under the Pilotage Act. The PPA has a mandate to establish, operate, maintain, and administer safe and efficient pilotage services in the coastal waters of British Columbia, including the Fraser River. Pilotage services are provided by licensed marine pilots, who are highly trained navigators that use their knowledge of local waters to direct a vessel and navigate it using the safest route.
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Safety communications related to TSB investigation M21P0030: February 2021 sinking of the tug Ingenika in British Columbia
The occurrence
On 10 February 2021, while towing a loaded barge in the Gardner Canal near Kemano Bay, British Columbia, the tug Ingenika encountered adverse weather conditions which impacted its ability to tow and maintain speed, and eventually led to the vessel taking on water.
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Findings from TSB investigation M21P0030: February 2021 sinking of the tug Ingenika in British Columbia
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex since an accident rarely results from a single cause. In the case of the February 2021 sinking of the tug Ingenika in British Columbia, which resulted in two crew member fatalities, several factors led to the accident. The three findings below detail the causes and contributing factors that led to this occurrence.
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Safety communications related to TSB investigation M21A0065: April 2021 capsizing and loss of life of the fishing vessel Tyhawk
The occurrence
In the early hours of April 3, 2021, opening day for snow crab fishing in area 12 of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Tyhawk (M21A0065) departed from Chéticamp to the fishing grounds to set crab traps. During this trip, ice was accumulating on the vessel due to freezing rain.
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Findings from TSB investigation M21A0065: Capsizing and loss of life of the fishing vessel Tyhawk
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex since an accident rarely results from a single cause. In the case of the April 2021 capsizing of the fishing vessel Tyhawk (M21A0065) which resulted in the death of two crew members, several factors led to the sinking.