Canadian Coast Guard

Only two per cent of people in the marine industry are women, according to Kamila Calko, founder of Starlight. The community platform and adovacy group was launched Saturday. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)

SeaLight initiative wants to make waves in B.C.’s marine industry for women

Only two per cent of the people working in the marine industry are female

 

The work of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary is the subject of a new documentary series on APTN starting this month. Photo by Kwassen Productions

Ocean Warriors patrol B.C. as Canada’s only Indigenous Coast Guard

Vancouver Island filmmaker shines spotlight on Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary in ‘Mision Ready’

  • Jan 5, 2024

 

A survivor from the U.S. fishing vessel Evening was found in a life raft off Vancouver Island on Thursday, 11 days after the boat was due to return to port (U.S. Coast Guard)

Tuna fisherman still missing after miraculous rescue off Vancouver Island

Members of Vancouver Island family spotted drifting survivor a day after search was cancelled

 

A survivor from the U.S. fishing vessel Evening was found in a life raft off Vancouver Island on Thursday, 11 days after the boat was due to return to port (U.S. Coast Guard)

Canadian fishermen rescue American drifting 200km off B.C. coast

U.S. officials had given up search for vessel that was reported missing 11 days earlier

A survivor from the U.S. fishing vessel Evening was found in a life raft off Vancouver Island on Thursday, 11 days after the boat was due to return to port (U.S. Coast Guard)
The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada slowly creating wreck inventory as it tackles derelict vessel issue

Coast guard’s list of wrecks has nearly 1,500 entries, roughly two thirds of which are in B.C.

The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, is seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The Canadian government’s inventory of more than 1,700 wrecked, abandoned or hazardous boats includes a U.S. warship, a derelict floating McDonald’s known as the McBarge, a human-smuggling ship and an old BC Ferries vessel rotting on the Fraser River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A vast problem: Coast guard floats new solution to abandoned boat problem

Officials putting names to vessels and beginning to hold owners accountable

The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, is seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The Canadian government’s inventory of more than 1,700 wrecked, abandoned or hazardous boats includes a U.S. warship, a derelict floating McDonald’s known as the McBarge, a human-smuggling ship and an old BC Ferries vessel rotting on the Fraser River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The M.V. Island Bay tour boat sunk in Carpenter Bay, off the coast of Haida Gwaii, on Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo: Canadian Coast Guard facebook page)

Coast Guard concerned about pollution after boat sinks near Haida Gwaii

The M.V. Island Bay sank in Carpenter Bay on Sept. 10

The M.V. Island Bay tour boat sunk in Carpenter Bay, off the coast of Haida Gwaii, on Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo: Canadian Coast Guard facebook page)
CCGS Cape McKay and 24 passengers and crew aboard the MV Chinook Princess arrive safely in the Ucluelet Harbour on July 30. (Cathy Gilbert photo)

Ucluelet whale watching boat towed to shore after taking on water

The MV Chinook Princess got into trouble around Turret Island within the Broken Group Islands

CCGS Cape McKay and 24 passengers and crew aboard the MV Chinook Princess arrive safely in the Ucluelet Harbour on July 30. (Cathy Gilbert photo)
CCGS Cape Ann responded to a vessel that ran aground near Tofino on Tuesday morning. (Black Press Media file photo)

Four injured in water taxi crash near Tofino

Ahousaht Coast Guard Auxiliary received a report that a vessel had run aground near Catface Mountain

CCGS Cape Ann responded to a vessel that ran aground near Tofino on Tuesday morning. (Black Press Media file photo)
Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft Siyay was involved in a collision with a moored sailboat in Ganges Harbour off Salt Spring Island on Monday night. (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Coast Guard/Government of Canada)

Coast Guard hovercraft hits sailboat during Salt Spring Island medevac mission

No one injured, crew able to completed emergency transport to Vancouver after incident

Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft Siyay was involved in a collision with a moored sailboat in Ganges Harbour off Salt Spring Island on Monday night. (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Coast Guard/Government of Canada)
Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, October 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

105 containers that fell from cargo ship near B.C. believed to have sunk: coast guard

Canadian Coast Guard says it is working with the ship’s owner to determine the next steps

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, October 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Drifting shipping containers leave Vancouver Island communities with many questions

Containers spotted as far north as Cape Scott, as of Wednesday, none had been retrieved

  • Oct 28, 2021
Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Shipping containers from the MV Zim Kingston are seen after they spilled from a ship west of Neah Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Chunk of Christmas cheer lost at sea as overboard container list balloons to 106

Contents lost from smouldering MV Zim Kingston include decorations, paddleboards and chemicals

Shipping containers from the MV Zim Kingston are seen after they spilled from a ship west of Neah Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
The fire on the container ship Zim Kingston anchored near Victoria has been stabilized as of Oct. 24. Five crew members remain onboard. (Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard)

UPDATE: Container ship still smouldering as storm hampers firefighting efforts

Crews have been dousing a chemical fire onboard MV Zim Kingston off Victoria since Saturday

The fire on the container ship Zim Kingston anchored near Victoria has been stabilized as of Oct. 24. Five crew members remain onboard. (Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard)