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These documents are the final versions of occurrence investigation reports as approved by the Transportation Safety Board. The TSB assumes no responsibility for any discrepancies that may have been transmitted with the electronic versions. The printed versions of the documents stand as the official record.

1996 Marine Investigation Reports

30 December 1996 - Explosion in the main engine exhaust system of the Panamanian container ship "CAPE CHARLES" while alongside at Ceres Container Terminal, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Report Number M96M0178

23-24-25 and 26 December 1996 - Machinery Failure on the Bulk Carrier "PINE ISLANDS" in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Report Number M96L0156

20 December 1996 - Grounding of the Ro/Ro ferry "JOHN HAMILTON GRAY" Borden Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Report Number M96M0176

14 December 1996 - Grounding "FEDERAL CALUMET" While departing the Uniforêt Dock Port-Cartier, Quebec
Report Number M96L0148

06 December 1996 - Grounding of the Loaded Bulk Carrier "Ypapadi" Gaspé, Quebec
Report Number M96L0146

30 November 1996 - Grounding of the product carrier "G. ORDZHONIKIDZE" on the Saint-Augustin Shoal, St. Lawrence River
Report Number M96L0142

28 November 1996 - Grounding of the Oil Tanker "IMPERIAL ST. CLAIR" Off Buoy A-22, Lac Saint-Louis, Quebec
Report Number M96C0090

25 November 1996 - Collision Between The General Cargo Vessel "Mallard" and the Bulk Carrier "Canadian Enterprise" Below Lock No.1, Port Weller, Ontario
Report Number M96C0088 

12 November 1996 - Grounding of Bulk Carrier "Jade Forest" Off Snake Island, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0243

07 November 1996 - Partial loss of timber deck cargo Barge "OCEAN HAULER" Carleton, Quebec
Report Number M96L0131

06 November 1996 - Contact with the bottom Bulk carrier "VULCAN" Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, Ontario
Report Number M96C0093

05 November 1996 - Capsizing and Loss of Cargo Barge "B-525" North Arm, Quesnel Lake, B.C. 
Report Number M96W0250

15 October 1996 - Ferry Cable Failure Cable Ferry "F-39" Westfield Ferry Crossing Saint John River, New Brunswick
Report Number M96M0150

08 October 1996 - Marine Occurrence Report Injury Fishing Vessel "S.S. BROTHERS" off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Report Number M96M0144

27 September 1996 - Swamping and Sinking Of the fishing vessel "MISS SHANNON" Off Glace Bay, Cape Breton
Report Number M96M0132

23 September 1996 - Capsize Fishing Vessel "3J'S '93(THE)" Off North Cape, Prince Edward Island
Report Number M96M0128

15 September 1996 - Bottom Contact by the Bulk Carrier "SAUNIÈRE" at Bay State Shoal in the St. Lawrence River
Report Number M96F0025

13 September 1996 - Marine Occurrence Report Striking of a Bridge by the Oil Tanker "LE BRAVE" Sorel, Quebec
Report Number M96L0116

05 September 1996 - Grounding of the Bulk Carrier "PONTOPOROS" in the Port of Sorel, Quebec
Report Number M96L0111

29 August 1996 - Grounding - Passenger vessel "HANSEATIC" Simpson Strait, Northwest Territories
Report Number M96H0016

22 August 1996 - Collision between the tug "BROCHU" and the oil tanker "JADE STAR" at Port-Cartier, Quebec
Report Number M96L0112

12 August 1996 - Grounding of the Ferry "MAYNE QUEEN" off Piers Island, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0175

12 August 1996 - Man Overboard and Drowned from the Fishing Vessel "LUC I" Approximately 5 miles NE of Cap Lumière, New Brunswick
Report Number M96M0090

11 August 1996 - Marine Occurrence Report Near-collision Between the Cruise Ship "STATENDAM" and the Tug/barge Unit "BELLEISLE SOUND"/"RADIUM 622" Discovery Passage, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0187

8 August 1996 - Grounding of the whale-watching excursion craft "SHARP POINT" on Flores Island, Shelter Inlet, B.C.
Report Number M96W0183

6 August 1996 - Fatality onboard during cargo operations Self-unloader "CANADIAN ENTERPRISE" Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Report Number M96F0023

2 August 1996 - Sinking of a Construction Barge near Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay, Ontario
Report Number M96C0062

24 July 1996 - Strike by the Rail Ferry "GEORGES ALEXANDRE LEBEL" at the Entrance to the Port of Matane, Quebec
Report Number M96L0083

20 July 1996 - Capsizing of the Charter Dive Boat "SEADEUCER" near Simcoe Island, Ontario
Report Number M96C0056

17 July 1996 - Capsizing of the barge "SEASPAN 240" off Admiralty Head, Puget Sound, U.S.A.
Report Number M96F0019

09 July 1996 - Marine Occurrence Report Fatal Accident Involving a Tow Truck Aboard the Ferry "CAMILLE MARCOUX" Baie-Comeau Terminal, Quebec
Report Number M96L0069

01 July 1996 - Swamping and Sinking Fishing Vessel "NANCY PAULA" Off Notion Island Lighthouse, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Report Number M96N0063

27 June 1996 - Sinking of the Fishing Vessel "NORTHERN VOYAGER" Approximately 47 Miles East of  St. Anthony, Newfoundland
Report Number M96N0061

23 June 1996 - Fire Aboard Fishing vessel "THERESA S" Bella Coola, B.C.
Report Number M96W0109

20 June 1996 - Capsizing of Five Chartered Sea Kayaks in Bic Harbour, Quebec
Report Number M96L0059

13 June 1996 - Grounding of the Fishing Troller "NIGEI ISLE" and Subsequent Death of the Skipper During Attempts to Refloat on the West Coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0100

29 May 1996 - Overturning of a Truck on Board the Ferry "L'HÉRITAGE I" During the Crossing Between Trois-Pistoles and Les Escoumins, Quebec
Report Number M96L0052

29 May 1996 - Dangerous Occurrence Passenger-Car Ferry "WOLFE ISLANDER III" Leaving the Ferry Terminal at Marysville, Ontario
Report Number M96C0032

14 May 1996 - Uncontrolled Fall of a Lifeboat on the "FARANDOLE" in the Port of Chicoutimi, Quebec
Report Number M96L0043

10 May 1996 - Swamping and Capsizing Open Boat CFV #087578 Northeast Arm Harbour Breton, Newfoundland
Report Number M96N0047

29 April 1996 - Man Overboard from the Fishing Vessel "SEA LEVEL" Yarmouth Harbour, Nova Scotia
Report Number M96M0040

28 April 1996 - Bottom Contact by the Bulk Carrier "STEEL FLOWER" in the Welland Canal
Report Number M96C0022

27 April 1996 - Capsizing Fishing Vessel "STÉPHANE P II" off Gascons Chaleur Bay, Quebec
Report Number M96L0037  

26 April 1996 - Incident Involving the Ferry "WOODSIDE I" and the Tug/Supply Vessel "MAGDELAN SEA" in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia
Report Number M96M0038  

13 April 1996 - Grounding of the Fishing Vessel "WESTERN OCEAN" on Francis Island, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0061

18 February 1996 - Sinking Of the Small Yarding Tug "WOLCO VI" Kwatna Inlet, British Columbia
Report Number M96W0025

17 February 1996 - Grounding of the ferry "JOSEPH SAVARD" off Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec
Report Number M96L0017

20 January 1996 - Grounding of the bulk carrier "MANYAS 1" off Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec
Report Number M96L0006

8 January 1996 - Loss of life of a crew member on board "CSL ATLAS" at Belledune, N.B.
Report Number M96M0002

Updated: 2002-09-20

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