Transport Canada orders detention of boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking

Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six missing and presumed drowned.

The order, dated Thursday, is displayed on the window of the 37-foot boat operated by Top Vancouver Fishing Charter, whose 30-foot sister vessel went down in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver on June 28.

The order says the vessel is being detained for violations or safety deficiencies, including that it is a pleasure craft being operated as a commercial passenger vessel, and that it is not registered or marked properly.

Keep it Factual
Add CityNews Vancouver as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.