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Kaien Pride (1995)

On 12 February 1995, Kaien Pride was towing a barge in strong winds and moderate seas in Cornwall Inlet, British Columbia. The tug girded and capsized. Appendix B of TSB report M18P0230 states that the master was presumed to have drowned. A previously retrieved official occurrence-data entry listed one person missing. These descriptions can refer to the same unresolved human outcome; presumed drowning does not establish body recovery or a formal fatality determination. [1][2]

Classification

  • Incident Type: Capsize girding
  • Severity: High

Vessel Details

FieldValue
Vessel NameKaien Pride
Vessel TypeTug
Flag State
IMO Number
LOA (m)

Incident Details

FieldValue
Date1995-02-12
LocationCornwall Inlet, British Columbia
RegionCanada
Fatalities
Injuries
Missing1

Key facts

  • TSB occurrence M95W0006 identifies the event and vessel. [1]
  • Tug girded and capsized in strong winds and moderate seas; its master was presumed drowned. [1]
  • Appendix B dates the event to 1995-02-12. [1]

Narrative

On 12 February 1995, Kaien Pride was towing a barge in strong winds and moderate seas in Cornwall Inlet, British Columbia. The tug girded and capsized. Appendix B of TSB report M18P0230 states that the master was presumed to have drowned. A previously retrieved official occurrence-data entry listed one person missing. These descriptions can refer to the same unresolved human outcome; presumed drowning does not establish body recovery or a formal fatality determination. [1][2]

The appendix does not describe the towline arrangement, the sequence that produced the girded condition, the emergency response, the tug's final condition, pollution or economic loss. M18P0230 identifies M95W0006 as a published TSB investigation report, but the original report was not recovered from the current TSB site or Government of Canada publication searches. Findings from later girding investigations therefore cannot be assigned to this occurrence. [1]

Sequence of events

Date/timeEvent
1995-02-12Kaien Pride girded and capsized during towing. [1]

Investigation

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada lists M95W0006 in Appendix B of report M18P0230 on the later George H Ledcor casualty. The appendix supplies a concise occurrence description rather than the findings of the Kaien Pride investigation. M18P0230 explicitly identifies M95W0006 among published TSB reports, but the original report was not recovered in the accessible official catalog and archive searches. [1]

References

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