This document is a summary of selected 2015 marine safety data. It covers commercial vessels, which include all vessels registered or licensed to operate commercially. Pleasure craft occurrences are not normally included unless they also involve a commercial vessel.
This document provides Canadians with an annual summary of selected marine safety data. It covers commercial vessels, which include all vessels registered or licensed to operate commercially. Pleasure craft occurrences are not normally included unless they also involve a commercial vessel. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) gathers and uses this data during the course of our investigations to analyze safety deficiencies and identify risks in the Canadian transportation system.
On , the container ship MSC Sao Paulo V reported being disabled with a fire in its engine room while navigating near the Laurentian Pilotage Authority station in Les Escoumins, Quebec.
The vessel lost power, and the fixed fire suppression system was triggered. The vessel drifted into the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park where it dropped anchor, and the fire was extinguished.
