The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its investigation report into the December 15, 2013 loss of tow and subsequent grounding of two service vessels when they broke free from Tug “Andre H” in Gros Morne, Que. No injuries or pollution were reported. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Campbell River, B.C., to assess an occurrence involving the tug Log Baron which sank 4 nautical miles west of Cape Caution with an empty oil barge in tow. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. More information is available … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced that it is investigating a landing accident involving a Jazz DHC8-100 aircraft, that occurred on Feb. 24, 2015 at Sault Ste. Marie Airport, Ont. There were no reported injuries and the aircraft damage is being assessed. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (R13E0142), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that numerous rail fractures led to the October 2013 derailment and fire involving a Canadian National (CN) train in Gainford, Alberta. On 19 October 2013, a CN freight train, travelling from Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia, derailed 13 cars, including 4 … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its investigation report (A13O0098) into a May 2013 hard landing and tail strike involving a Porter Airlines Inc. aircraft at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport. The investigation noted the need to clearly define the requirements for a stabilized visual approach, and to clearly define the duties of the pilot monitoring … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board release its report into a Nov. 7, 2013 incident involving passenger ferry Princess of Acadia in Digby, Nova Scotia. The report (M13M0287) found that maintenance deficiencies and lack of adequate emergency procedures led to the loss of electrical power and grounding of the passenger ferry. There were no injuries or pollution reported. The … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Key Lake, Saskatchewan, where a Eurocopter AS-350 helicopter was involved in an accident. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (R13C0069), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) identified intense and unprecedented flooding as the major factor contributing to the failure of the Bonnybrook Bridge in June 2013. A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight train derailed six tank cars. There were no injuries in the accident and the tank cars were safely … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying an investigator to the site of a derailment involving a Canadian National freight train near Raymore, Saskatchewan. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its investigation report (M13L0123) into the collision between bulk carrier Heloise and tug Ocean Georgie Bain in the Port of Montreal, Quebec. The investigation determined that language barriers on board the Heloise,and the failure to use available navigation resources on board both vessels contributed to the collision. The full release is available online.
