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Registry #1	154368 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1927	Bruce I	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1927	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	52.9' x 14.9' x 7.6'
Builder	Eriksen Boat Builders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	35	Type 1	Fishboat, halibut
Registered Tonnage	29	Type 2	Fishboat, seiner
Engine	75bhp diesel engine (1927)	Engine Manufacture	Atlas-Imperial Engine Co., Oakland CA USA
Repower	Repowered in 1952 with a 190hp diesel engine by Murphy Diesel Co., Milwaukee WI.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	She was rebuilt as a seiner 16m 42grt	Call Sign	VYFD
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1927-1936 she was owned by Alfred B. Newell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1936-1938 she was owned by Independent Fishing & Transportation Co., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1938-1939 she was owned by Independent Transportation & Warehousing Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1939-1948 she was owned by Carl Rekdal, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1959 she was owned by Samuel E. Hunt, Quathiaski Cove BC Canada.In 1959-1963 she was owned by Frank Tomasich, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1963-1970 she was owned by Luigi Dusman (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1972 she was owned by Dusman Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1975 she was owned by Seaboard Trading Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975 she was owned by Babcock Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1976 she was owned by William A. Campbell (MO), Burnaby BC Canada.

Owner(s)

In 1927-1936 she was owned by Alfred B. Newell, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1936-1938 she was owned by Independent Fishing & Transportation Co., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1938-1939 she was owned by Independent Transportation & Warehousing Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 1939-1948 she was owned by Carl Rekdal, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1958-1959 she was owned by Samuel E. Hunt, Quathiaski Cove BC Canada.In 1959-1963 she was owned by Frank Tomasich, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1963-1970 she was owned by Luigi Dusman (MO), Vancouver BC Canada. In 1970-1972 she was owned by Dusman Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1975 she was owned by Seaboard Trading Co. Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975 she was owned by Babcock Fisheries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1975-1976 she was owned by William A. Campbell (MO), Burnaby BC Canada.

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1976-06-17

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
On February 28, 1976 this seiner owned by William A. Campbell (MO), Burnaby BC sank about 300 yards west of Cape Beale BC. Two of the crew evacuated in a rubber life raft while the other two scrambled onto rocks below the lighthouse. The lighthouse keeper heard shouts and called out the Banfield Lifeboat who picked up Captain Stanley Beale and crewman Randy West from the life raft. A rescue helicopter from the US Coast Guard in Port Angeles WA carrying a powerful ‘night sun’ searchlight located picked crewman Reid Dobell and pulled him off the rocks. The rescue was carried out at night in driving snow. They began the search for the fourth man Rusty Waters. The accumulating snow caused an engine failure forcing a dangerous landing inside the reefs off Cape Beale. The helicopter remained afloat despite the rough seas while the lifeboat navigated through the obstacles and two of the crew (a father and son, Martin and Cliff Charles) launched the Zodiac and rescued the crew of four and Dobell. Crewman Rusty Waters was lost in the incident. Martin Charles was subsequently awarded the Medal of Bravery and decorated by the US Coast Guard.

Anecdotes

On February 28, 1976 this seiner owned by William A. Campbell (MO), Burnaby BC sank about 300 yards west of Cape Beale BC. Two of the crew evacuated in a rubber life raft while the other two scrambled onto rocks below the lighthouse. The lighthouse keeper heard shouts and called out the Banfield Lifeboat who picked up Captain Stanley Beale and crewman Randy West from the life raft. A rescue helicopter from the US Coast Guard in Port Angeles WA carrying a powerful ‘night sun’ searchlight located picked crewman Reid Dobell and pulled him off the rocks. The rescue was carried out at night in driving snow. They began the search for the fourth man Rusty Waters. The accumulating snow caused an engine failure forcing a dangerous landing inside the reefs off Cape Beale. The helicopter remained afloat despite the rough seas while the lifeboat navigated through the obstacles and two of the crew (a father and son, Martin and Cliff Charles) launched the Zodiac and rescued the crew of four and Dobell. Crewman Rusty Waters was lost in the incident. Martin Charles was subsequently awarded the Medal of Bravery and decorated by the US Coast Guard.

References
Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 10 (1927); Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Palm, R.S. (1978); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11863/216?r=0&s=5 ; The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Saturday March 13, 1976 page 18;
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