Classification
- Incident Type: Capsize girding
- Severity: High
- Region: Canada
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Hodder Ranger |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | 9.99 |
| LOA (m) | 10.21 |
| Year Built | 1979 |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015-06-19 |
| Location | Near Port Mellon, British Columbia |
| Region | Canada |
| Coordinates | |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing |
Key facts
- TSB Appendix B identifies occurrence M15P0152 on 2015-06-19.
- Hodder Ranger was pulling anchors off a barge.
- The tug girded and capsized near Port Mellon.
- A TSB-derived Howe Sound occurrence table records that the tug took on water and sank 2.6 nautical miles south-southeast of Port Mellon.
- A 2015 professional tug-safety article lists Hodder Ranger among six tugs lost in British Columbia waters that year.
Narrative
On 19 June 2015, Hodder Ranger was pulling anchors off a barge near Port Mellon, British Columbia, when the tug girded and capsized. The TSB lists the event as occurrence M15P0152 in Appendix B of report M18P0230. A Howe Sound baseline report reproducing TSB occurrence data records that the tug took on water and sank 2.6 nautical miles south-southeast of Port Mellon. TSB Appendix B, Howe Sound baseline, p. 24
A contemporary professional article on British Columbia tug safety also lists Hodder Ranger as lost on 19 June 2015 and gives particulars of 10.21 m length, 9.99 gross tons and a 1979 build year. Later maritime reporting likewise described the vessel as having sunk during towing operations. The available accounts do not describe the towline arrangement, emergency response, recovery, pollution or incident-specific cause. Casualty counts remain unstated. Western Mariner, December 2015, The Maritime Executive
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 | Hodder Ranger girded and capsized while pulling anchors off a barge near Port Mellon. |
Investigation
Appendix B of TSB report M18P0230 records this earlier occurrence; the report investigates George H. Ledcor, and its causal findings do not establish the causes of this capsize. No standalone investigation report for M15P0152 has been identified.
References
- TSB report M18P0230, Appendix B, p. 35
- Socio-economic Baseline of the Howe Sound Area, p. 24
- Western Mariner: Safety of Tugboats in BC, December 2015
- The Maritime Executive: Canadian Tug Losses Increasing
Related
- Canada
- TSB
- Girding
- Hodder Ranger
- Capsize Girding
- Tug Incident Classification