VANCOUVER — The deaths of two men after their tugboat sank off British Columbia's coast have prompted recommendations from the Transportation Safety Board for all such small vessels in Canada.
The tug Ingenika was towing a loaded barge in a narrow channel along the northern coast when poor weather affected its ability to tow and maintain speed, and the safety board's report says the tug started taking on water.
Transportation Safety Board chair Kathy Fox says it has investigated six occurrences of similar-sized tugs since 2015 and their systemic safety issues have been on its safety watchlist for 13 years. Fox says the Ingenika investigation highlights ongoing concerns and Transport Canada needs to increase surveillance of the vessel class and require owners and operators to assess risks adequately.
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