Tugboat

• Tugboat runs aground in same B.C. waterway where 2 killed earlier this year

  Irvin Joseph said he suffered a neck injury as his tug's captain worked to prevent a barge from running aground in the same area another tug sank, killing two, in February.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2021
  
• Theodore Too visits Kingston, Ont. before heading to new home

  Theodore Too, the friendly tugboat from Halifax, N.S. visits Kingston, Ont. on its way to new home port location in Hamilton, Ont.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
  
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• Tugboat ‘incident’ near Kitimat, B.C., leaves two men dead: RCMP

  Responding officers located one man deceased, while a Canadian Coast Guard vessel found the second victim.

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Container barge remains stuck after running aground on Quadra Island: Coast Guard

  The Coast Guard confirms no injuries have been reported and all crew members are safe.

  Nov 10, 2019
• Sunken tugboat re-floated in Fraser River, amount of spilled diesel remains unknown

  The George H. Ledcor sank early Tuesday morning. An investigation into how the boat went down is under way.

  Environment

  Aug 16, 2018
• Tugboat carrying large fuel tank sinks in Fraser River

  The City of Vancouver says the George H. Ledcor sank off Deering Island in the Fraser River between midnight and 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

  Aug 14, 2018
• Tugboats help with runway extension at Kingston Airport

  A Kingston construction company is utilizing Lake Ontario to deliver aggregate to the local airport as part of a runway extension project.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2018
• UPDATE: Kelowna boom boat operator identified

  Kelowna fire fighters were called to the mill shortly before 10 p.m. Monday to deal with a sunken tugboat.

  Jan 31, 2017
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• ‘Help float the boat’: S.S. Naramata looks to get back on Okanagan Lake

  The S.S. Naramata first hit the water of Okanagan Lake in 1914 and primarily shipped fruit to and from communities between Penticton and Vernon.

  Features

  Nov 30, 2016
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• Federal government withholds information on impact of B.C. diesel spill

  The federal government says it can't comment on the environmental impact of a diesel spill off British Columbia's central coast near Bella Bella.

  Environment

  Nov 12, 2016