Classification
- Incident Type: Other
- Severity: Medium
- Evidence: Official TSB historical occurrence annex
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Vessel Name | Jacques Cartier |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) | |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Date | 2007-01-21 |
| Location | Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia |
| Region | Canada |
| Coordinates | 49.2847, -123.1119 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing | |
| Cargo Loss | |
| Investigation Body | Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| Direct Damage | |
| Economic Damage | |
Key facts
- The TSB historical annex identifies occurrence M07W0012 as involving the tug Jacques Cartier on 21 January 2007.
- The occurrence location is Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia.
- The annex describes the tug as having girded and listed heavily to starboard while towing a loaded barge.
- The annex does not provide the barge name, casualty count, damage assessment, or detailed causal findings.
Narrative
On 21 January 2007, the tug Jacques Cartier was involved in a towing occurrence in Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s historical tug-girding annex records that Jacques Cartier girded and listed heavily to starboard while towing a loaded barge. This entry supports the date, vessel, location, towing context, and broad vessel response. It does not establish the barge’s identity, the towline sequence, whether the tug recovered without damage, or whether anyone was injured.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|
| 2007-01-21 | Jacques Cartier girded and listed heavily to starboard while towing a loaded barge in Vancouver Harbour. |
Investigation
The event is listed in Appendix B of TSB Marine Transportation Safety Investigation Report M18P0230, which compiles historical Canadian tug-girding occurrences. The appendix is an official occurrence summary rather than a dedicated investigation report for Jacques Cartier. No fuller report or additional verified finding was identified in the linked source material, so the causes, response, consequences, and casualty status remain unresolved.
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