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Seaspan Raven (2018)

Seaspan Raven is a RAstar 2800 tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. The designer’s January 2011 delivery account gives an overall length of 28.20 m and twin azimuthing propulsion units. Those design particulars do not establish the tow configuration or machinery condition during this occurrence.

Classification

  • Incident Type: Near capsize
  • Severity: Medium
  • Primary evidence: Transportation Safety Board of Canada occurrence annex

Vessel Details

FieldValue
Vessel NameSeaspan Raven
Vessel TypeTug
Flag StateCanada [CA]
IMO Number9432957
Gross Tonnage441
LOA (m)28.20
Year Built2010

Incident Details

FieldValue
Date2018-02-27
LocationVancouver Harbour, British Columbia
RegionCanada
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Fatalities
Injuries
Missing
Direct damage

Key facts

  • The occurrence took place on 27 February 2018.
  • Seaspan Raven was assisting a container ship in Vancouver Harbour.
  • The TSB occurrence description states that the tug girded and nearly capsized.
  • Vessel particulars recorded by VesselFinder are IMO 9432957, 441 GT, and 28.20 m LOA.

Narrative

Seaspan Raven is a RAstar 2800 tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. The designer’s January 2011 delivery account gives an overall length of 28.20 m and twin azimuthing propulsion units. Those design particulars do not establish the tow configuration or machinery condition during this occurrence.

On 27 February 2018, Seaspan Raven girded and nearly capsized while assisting a container ship in Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia. Appendix B of TSB report M18P0230 records the event under identifier M18P0063. The entry does not identify the container ship or describe the tug’s position, towline arrangement, ship movement or recovery manoeuvre. It establishes a near capsize, with no stated casualty count, damage estimate or incident-specific causal finding.

Sequence of events

Date/timeEvent
2018-02-27Seaspan Raven girded and nearly capsized while assisting a container ship in Vancouver Harbour.

Investigation

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada records M18P0063 in Appendix B of report M18P0230 (printed page 36). That report investigates George H. Ledcor; its causal findings do not establish the causes of this occurrence. No standalone report for M18P0063 was located in the exact-identifier and Canadian government archive searches.

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