As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms.

Halifax – The Transportation Safety Board once again linked lax regulation of vessel stability to fishing deaths off Nova Scotia in a report released Wednesday. The agency said the addition of a ...

In the wake of the Melina and Keith 2 tragedy off Cape Bonavista in September, a vessel stability expert wants to study whether some fishing boats are more likely to sink than others. Memorial ...

Ship stability and flooding dynamics are critical areas in contemporary naval architecture and marine safety research. This field examines how vessels respond to damage and the subsequent ingress, ...

As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms.

Relatives of Nova Scotia fishers who died in a 2020 sinking say it’s disheartening that little progress has been made on a key safety recommendation requiring assessments of vessel stability. Lori ...

A screengrab from CHEK News shows the Leviathan II as the whale watching boat is righted and raised from the area wher it capsized near Plover Reefs on Sunday. The whale-watching ship that capsized ...

A lone fisherman was "fortunate" to avoid injury when their vessel capsized off Exmouth's coast, investigators have said. A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report was published earlier, ...

RICHMOND – A whale-watching vessel has been towed to a secure location days after it flipped in the water near Tofino, sending five people to their deaths. The Transportation Safety Board says the ...

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