The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is encouraged that the Minister of Transport is expediting the removal of the higher-risk DOT-111 tank cars from use in the transportation of crude oil. The protective direction announced July 25 is a positive step, and highlights Canadian leadership in terms of action taken to improve tank car safety. … Read more
In its investigation report (R14V0215), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that a seized and locked axle, crew fatigue, and misinterpretation of a fault indicator led to the derailment of a Canadian National Railway (CN) train near Kwinitsa, British Columbia. There were no injuries and no dangerous goods were involved. The full release is … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Port Coquitlam, BC, to gather information and assess an occurrence involving the tug Ken Mackenzie as it transited the Fraser River. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (A13H0001), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that several organizational, regulatory and oversight deficiencies led to the fatal May 2013 crash of a Sikorsky S-76A helicopter in Moosonee, Ont. As such, the Board is making 14 recommendations in three key areas. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (M15A0009), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada concluded that due to insufficient monitoring of the vessel’s navigation, the bridge team of the roll-on roll-off passenger ferry Grace Sparkes was unaware of the vessel’s position in the harbour channel and the vessel struck Burnside Rock, Nfld., on Jan. 21, 2015. There were … Read more
Today marks the end of a successful two-day Transportation Safety Summit (Summit) led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). The summit brought together a broad cross-section of senior Canadian transportation executives from government, and from the marine, pipeline, rail and aviation industries, including some of their bargaining agents. “We assembled a dynamic group … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators following a crossing collision between a vehicle and a VIA Rail Canada train near Glencoe, Ontario. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada began the Field Phase of its investigation (A16A0032) into the March 29, 2016, accident in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., involving a Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft. The TSB offers its condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones in this accident. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (R14Q0045) the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that the derailment of the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) ore train near Tellier, Quebec, in November 2014, occurred when the train collided with fallen boulders that were blocking the track. The investigation determined that the derailment could not have been … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators north of Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, QC (CYGR) where an aircraft has crashed. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
