B.C. sport fishing boat ‘modifications’ led to fatal sinking: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says modifications made to a commercial sports fishing vessel led to a fatal accident near Tofino, B.C.
The 10-metre-long catamaran left Tofino on April 30, 2017, at about 9:30 a.m. with one operator and four passengers for a day of fishing.
The safety board said that during the next few hours as it anchored at different fishing spots, the Catatonic was observed to take on water.
The board said the bilge pumps, navigation and communications equipment stopped working when the operator was unable to start the engines before the vessel tipped.