Probe: Assist tug struck breakwater after misjudging tide power

摘要

A Quebec tugboat was damaged when it became caught between a breakwater and the bulk carrier it was assisting because a strong ebb tide pushed the ship off course and the tug's tow-abort mechanism failed. Those were the findings of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation into the damage to the tug Vachon when it was engaged with the tug Brochu to dock the bulk carrier Orient Crusader in Port-Cartier on Sept. 12, 2014. Vachon struck a breakwater after an unsuccessful abort attempt.