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recorded in the Canadian Marine Occurrence database as having been in an incident. Below are the details of the Vessel, weather condition, damage incurred and other accident details such as the date: Daily Double (C29132BC)
Walker Point, British Columbia
23 August 2019
The occurrence
On 23 August 2019, the 7.6 m charter vessel C29132BC, known as the Daily Double, departed Lizzie Cove, British Columbia, with 6 people on board: the master and a family of 5. The vessel, a Bayliner/Trophy style, was returning to Bella Coola, British Columbia, following a 3-day eco-tourism excursion.
A gale warning was in effect for the area, with winds forecast to be from the southeast at 30–40 knots. As the voyage proceeded, the sea conditions deteriorated. The ebbing tide was opposing the wind, and the vessel encountered heavy rain and 3 m waves.
About an hour into the voyage, the Daily Double rounded Walker Point and entered Burke Channel. Water began to wash on deck and drain into the bilge. The bilge pump capacity was not sufficient to keep up with the accumulation of water, and water began to pool on the starboard aft deck. The vessel was reported to have been in good operating condition at the time of the occurrence.
Some of the passengers began to bail out the water with a hand pump, but within about 2.5 minutes, water started to enter the cabin. The master transmitted several distress calls while steering the vessel towards the shore. The vessel’s stern began to sink, and water covered the engines, which caused them to stall.
One of the passengers distributed lifejackets to everyone and the passengers donned them in preparation to abandon the vessel. The master did not manage to don a lifejacket. Just before the stern sank completely, the master yelled for everyone to jump overboard. The passengers jumped into the water, which was about 14 ºC, and swam the approximately 100 m to shore. One of the passengers went back into the water with an extra lifejacket to assist the master, who was using a seat cushion as a flotation device. Before the passenger could reach him with the extra lifejacket, the master let go of the cushion and tried to swim to shore. He was last seen going under a wave and he never surfaced.
The Alaska State ferry Kennicott responded to the Canadian Coast Guard’s Mayday relay and launched 2 fast rescue boats to assist. The rescue boats located the passengers on shore but were unable to retrieve them. The rescue boats then began to search for the master.
The Canadian Coast Guard fast rescue craft from Bella Bella was deployed. Approximately 1.5 hours later, the fast rescue craft rescued the passengers from the shore and transferred them to the Kennicott. The Canadian Coast Guard crew secured the Daily Double, which was partially floating with its bow slightly out of the water, to shore.
The search for the master continued until nightfall. The following day, the RCMP - West Coast Marine Service conducted a shoreline search for the master without result.
On 29 August, the RCMP underwater recovery team recovered the master’s body. On 24 September, the vessel was removed from the environment. It had sustained considerable structural damage and was declared a constructive total loss.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named C29132BC, with the official number C29132BC, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 8/23/2019 , near Walker Point, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in by , has a length of 8 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 5. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was RAIN.
The ship's hull is made of FABRIC/GRP, and it was propelled by a OUTBOARD. The incident was reported on 8/23/2019 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName C29132BC IMO OfficialNo C29132BC VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER ONLY CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 8 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 5 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng OUTBOARD HullMaterialDisplayEng FABRIC/GRP YearBuilt VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 6 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 12 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 1 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 6 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN 30KA10042 AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/23/2019 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 51.92253333 Longitude 127.90076667 NearestLocationDescription Walker Point WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng Yes FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng No ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng RAIN WindDirection S WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 8/23/2019 TotalDeaths 1 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 6 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng