Close X
Sunday, December 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

Safety Board Investigates Collision Of Two Ships In Vancouver Harbour

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Mar, 2019 08:18 PM
  • Safety Board Investigates Collision Of Two Ships In Vancouver Harbour

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators after a bulk carrier and cargo ship collided in Vancouver Harbour.


The safety board says the collision occurred just after midnight on Sunday morning, but no other information on what happened was released.


It says the collision involved the MV Caravos Harmony and the MV Pan Acacia of Panama.


The website Vesselfinder.com identifies the Pan Acacia as a 2010 cargo ship from Panama and the Caravos Harmony as a 2013 bulk carrier that flies the Marshall Islands flag.


The TSB is an independent agency that aims to advance transportation safety.

MORE National ARTICLES

Quebec Contacting Women With Textured Breast Implants To Warn Of Cancer Risk

Quebec Contacting Women With Textured Breast Implants To Warn Of Cancer Risk
The Quebec Health Department wants all the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk.

Quebec Contacting Women With Textured Breast Implants To Warn Of Cancer Risk

'I Have Lost Confidence': Jane Philpott's Cabinet Resignation Letter

OTTAWA — Jane Philpott suddenly resigned from Justin Trudeau's cabinet Monday, linking her decision to the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair. Below is the full text of her letter to Trudeau, as she posted it online:

'I Have Lost Confidence': Jane Philpott's Cabinet Resignation Letter

Pot Confiscation At Canadian Border Increased In Weeks After Legalization: Stats

Pot Confiscation At Canadian Border Increased In Weeks After Legalization: Stats
OTTAWA — The number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization, new statistics show.    

Pot Confiscation At Canadian Border Increased In Weeks After Legalization: Stats

Work Week Starts With A Shake; Small Earthquake Rattles Central Alberta

Work Week Starts With A Shake; Small Earthquake Rattles Central Alberta
Natural Resources Canada says there has been a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in central Alberta.

Work Week Starts With A Shake; Small Earthquake Rattles Central Alberta

Justin Trudeau Makes Funding Announcement In Charlottetown

Justin Trudeau Makes Funding Announcement In Charlottetown
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning that some politicians will try to sow division and fear among voters to win the federal election slated for this fall.

Justin Trudeau Makes Funding Announcement In Charlottetown

Chinese State Media: Detained Canadians Acted Together In Stealing State Secrets

The Xinhua News Agency cited unidentified Chinese authorities as saying former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig violated Chinese laws by acting as a spy and stealing Chinese state secrets

Chinese State Media: Detained Canadians Acted Together In Stealing State Secrets