Marine transportation

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Marine transportation safety investigation report

Marine transportation safety investigation M23C0104

The occurrence

On 23 May 2023, the self-unloading bulk carrier Cuyahoga, with 20 people on board, experienced a fire in the engine room while proceeding north on Lake Erie off Kingsville, Ontario. The crew closed the quick-closing fuel valve for the main engine day tank and then attempted to use the vessel’s carbon dioxide fixed fire suppression system. The vessel anchored north of Pelee Island, Ontario, and the fire went out shortly after the main engine stopped.

Marine transportation safety investigation M23C0032

The occurrence

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.

Commercial fishing safety

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Commercial fishing safety
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has long sought to improve commercial fishing safety. The TSB has been...
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Commercial fishing safety

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Commercial fishing safety
Over the past 30 years, the TSB has been sounding the alarm over the numerous safety deficiencies in commercial fishing.
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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.

Backgrounder

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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