Whale Watching Accident
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Whale-watching tour company calls fatal capsizing in Tofino an ‘act of God’The deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island last year was an "act of God" that could not have been reasonably predicted nor prevented, says the owner of a tour operator.May 9, 2016
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Class action lawsuit filed by two survivors of Tofino whale-watching tragedyTwo passengers on board the whale-watching boat that sank off the coast of Vancouver Island in October 2015 have launched a class action lawsuit against the owner, and the boat's captain.Apr 5, 2016
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Whale watching industry braces for changesThe loss of the six souls on the Leviathan II sent shock waves across the global whale-watching industry.Dec 27, 2015
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Whale-watching ship refloated after 5 die, TSB to look at stability of vesselA whale-watching vessel has been towed to a secure location days after it flipped in the water near Tofino, B.C., sending five people to their deaths.CanadaOct 30, 2015
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Transport Canada says whale-watching boat passed a stability testThe whale-watching ship that capsized off British Columbia's coast, killing five people, passed a stability test after an observation deck was added when it was converted from a tugboat.CanadaOct 29, 2015
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RCMP dive team still looking for missing Australian man near TofinoDivers are working around the clock near Tofino trying to find the body of a missing Australian man, one of the 27 people who were on board a whale-watching boat that sunk near Plover Reefs Sunday afternoon, killing five people.Oct 28, 2015
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Centre of gravity high, while wave hits whale-watching boat, sending it over: TSBSightseeing passengers crowded the top deck of a whale-watching vessel when it was hit by a wave and then rolled, sending 27 people into the water off Vancouver Islands west coast, an investigator said.CanadaOct 28, 2015
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Serious whale-watching accidents are incredibly rare: industry headThe whale-watching ship that sank off Vancouver Island and is now at the centre of multiple investigations was inspected annually since 1998 and certified to carry 46 passengers, a Transport Canada official said.Oct 27, 2015
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Australian man missing following Tofino whale-watching accident: ReportsSearchers will return to the waters northwest of Tofino today, hoping to find any trace of the person missing since the whale-watching vessel Leviathan II went down on Sunday afternoon.CanadaOct 27, 2015
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B.C. Coroner confirms identities of 5 Tofino whale boat disaster victimsThe B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of the five British nationals who died when a whale-watching boat sank Sunday off the coast of Tofino, B.C.CanadaOct 27, 2015
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