Sorter VI

Terry Gustafson states (BC Nautical History Facebook Group 19/10/2015) that "Its been on the hard at Shearwater for a few years. It was originally a wood hull it was sheeted and sponsoned by Kelly Marine." The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reports that "on 22 October 1997 The skipper of the tug "Fraser King", which was towing the barge "D.H.T. No. 3", became disoriented at night after the tug's radar broke down. The skipper called a shore station, reported his position and requested guidance. Several vessels and aircraft proceeded to assist, however, the search was prolonged because the tug and barge were some 23 miles from the reported position. Although a helicopter attempted to direct the tug, in an area for which the tug had no nautical charts, the barge went aground. Next morning the barge refloated and the tow was resumed. The barge's shell plating was damaged by the grounding and it took on water and sank. "