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Marine transportation safety investigation report
Marine transportation safety investigation M17P0052
The occurrence
On 06 March 2017 at approximately 1545 Pacific Standard Time, the fishing vessel Miss Cory, while seining for herring with 5 people on board, took on water, capsized, and sank in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. As the Miss Cory capsized, 4 people transferred to the fishing vessel Proud Venture, whose crew was helping to harvest the fish. One person who was in the engine room at the time of the capsizing was subsequently reported missing. Minor pollution was reported.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0292
The occurrence
On 08 December 2017, the bulk carrier Federal Champlain reported that while docked at the Thunder Bay terminal in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the Third Officer fell overboard from a ladder into the water while reading the midship draught. He was rescued by a small vessel and sent to the nearest hospital for treatment. The TSB is investigating.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0205
The occurrence
On , the chemical product carrier Bro Anna reported a total failure of the propulsion and the steering gear near Beauharnois, Quebec. Subsequently, the vessel ran aground on the south side of the channel. No pollution or injuries were reported.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0108
The occurrence
On 15 June 2017, the tanker Damia Desgagnés, with 20 people on board, grounded in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Morrisburg, Ontario, after unexpectedly losing main engine propulsion. The vessel was refloated the next day and towed to Johnstown, Ontario. No injuries and no pollution were reported.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0061
The occurrence
On 20 May 2017, the fibreglass lobster vessel Emma Joan, with two people on board, capsized east of the Grosse-Île wharf breakwater in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. The two fishermen swam out from under the boat and were rescued by two other fishing vessels that had witnessed the capsizing from the Grosse-Île wharf.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0060
The occurrence
On 22 May 2017, the second officer of the bulk carrier Nord Quebec sustained fatal injuries while the vessel was berthing at section No. 16 of the Port of Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
Marine transportation safety investigation M17C0053
Bulk carrier Federal Kumano
Beauharnois, Quebec