The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its investigation report (M16P0062) into the grounding of two barges near Victoria, British Columbia. There were no injuries.
On 2 March 2016, the tug H.M. Scout departed Victoria, British Columbia, heading for Bamberton, British Columbia, with the barges HM Tacoma and HM Blue Horizon in tandem tow, one behind the other. As the tug encountered severe weather, the tow line between the barges parted resulting in HM Blue Horizon floating free and grounding near Clover Point, British Columbia. During a recovery attempt, a piece of the parted tow line fouled H.M. Scout's propeller, causing the tug to be partially disabled. With reduced propulsion and the HM Tacoma in tow, the tug and barge were pushed towards the shore by the sea conditions. Approximately thirty minutes later, HM Tacoma grounded while still in tow. The crew then released HM Tacoma's tow line and subsequently returned to Victoria.
Different incident, could not find the thread.
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