Classification
- Incident Type: Capsize girding
- Severity: High
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Kaien Pride |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Official Number | 801626 |
| Gross Tonnage | 9.77 |
| LOA (m) | |
| Breadth (m) | 3.7 |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 1995-02-12 |
| Location | Cornwall Inlet, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 53.1810, -128.9844 |
| Region | Canada |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Missing | 1 |
Key facts
- Kaien Pride was towing a barge in strong winds and moderate seas in Cornwall Inlet.
- The tug girded and capsized, and the tug and barge later drifted ashore.
- The public occurrence record lists one missing person and no injuries.
- Appendix B of the TSB report states that the master was presumed to have drowned; the available records do not establish a confirmed fatality count.
Narrative
On 12 February 1995, Kaien Pride was towing a barge in strong winds and moderate seas in Cornwall Inlet, British Columbia. The official TSB occurrence record states that the tug girded and capsized because of the interaction with the barge, that the tug operator was missing, and that the tug and barge drifted ashore. The same occurrence record lists one missing person and no injuries.
The TSB annex provides a conflicting description of the human outcome: it states that the master was presumed to have drowned. Because the available records do not provide a confirmed fatality determination, this page leaves fatalities unresolved while retaining the occurrence record's one missing person. The available material does not establish the final vessel condition, pollution, or economic loss.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995-02-12 | Kaien Pride towed a barge in strong winds and moderate seas in Cornwall Inlet. |
| 1995-02-12 | The tug girded and capsized; the tug and barge drifted ashore and one person was listed as missing in the occurrence record. |
Investigation
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada lists the occurrence in Appendix B of report M18P0230. The available TSB material records the event and casualty information but does not provide a dedicated report with findings that resolve the conflicting fatality description.