Disasters at Sea: What has Transport Canada done to improve small tugboat safety?

After 37 accidents in 10 years, critics say the tugboat industry suffers from lax oversight and enforcement

1 May 2024 • 12 min read

The Syringa tugboat, pushing a load of shake blocks, in B.C.'s Malaspina Strait, 2013.

The Syringa in B.C.'s Malaspina Strait, 2013 (Powell River Tugboats/Blogspot)

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