Classification
- Incident Type: Capsize girding
- Severity: High
- Vessel Type: Tug
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Duke Point |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 1995-11-16 |
| Location | Near Campbell River, British Columbia |
| Region | Canada |
| Coordinates | 50.0231, -125.2442 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing |
Key facts
- Duke Point girded and capsized on 16 November 1995.
- The tug was towing a log boom upriver.
- The event occurred near Campbell River, British Columbia, while the tug was manoeuvring around a deadhead.
Narrative
On 16 November 1995, Duke Point was towing a log boom upriver near Campbell River, British Columbia. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada's historical occurrence summary records that the tug girded and capsized while manoeuvring around a deadhead. The summary identifies the tow, location, and immediate environmental obstacle but does not describe the towing arrangement, towline or steering actions, the manoeuvre immediately preceding the girding, or the sequence of the capsize. It also does not report the emergency response, vessel damage, pollution, or casualty outcome. The available material therefore supports the event, date, vessel, tow, and location, but not a more detailed reconstruction or causal account. It does not establish whether the tug or log boom was recovered or whether financial loss was recorded.
Investigation
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada lists the event in Appendix B of report M18P0230 as occurrence M95W0205. The current public MARSIS file associates M95W0205 with a different event involving tug Swell, so the occurrence identifier remains unresolved. The Appendix B description supports the date, vessel, location, tow, and capsize mechanism, but not casualty, damage, pollution, or loss figures.