Classification
- Incident Type: Capsize girding
- Severity: High
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Connie E |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Official Number | 369365 |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2009-11-19 |
| Location | Trent Severn Waterway near Trenton, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44.5569, -78.2910 |
| Region | Canada |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Missing | 0 |
Key facts
- Connie E was travelling upbound with a barge in tow and another tug assisting.
- The tug girded and capsized below Lock No. 1 near Trenton, Ontario.
- The other tug recovered both people aboard; the occurrence record lists no fatalities, injuries, or missing persons.
Narrative
On 19 November 2009, the upbound tug Connie E was operating with a barge in tow and another tug assisting in the Trent-Severn Waterway near Trenton, Ontario. The official TSB occurrence record places the casualty below Lock No. 1 and states that Connie E girded and capsized. Both people aboard were recovered by the assisting tug. The occurrence record lists no fatalities, injuries, or missing persons.
The available TSB material establishes the operating context, location, capsizing sequence, and human outcome. It does not provide a dedicated investigation with causal findings for Connie E, nor enough evidence to state the extent of vessel damage, pollution, or economic loss.
The available records also do not provide the tug's flag, tonnage, dimensions, or a detailed account of the manoeuvre immediately preceding the girding event.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-19 | Connie E proceeded upbound with a barge in tow and another tug assisting. |
| 2009-11-19 | The tug girded and capsized below Lock No. 1; the assisting tug recovered both people aboard. |
Investigation
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada lists the occurrence in Appendix B of report M18P0230. The available TSB material is an occurrence-level record and annex entry, not a dedicated report with causal findings for Connie E.