Pacific Barge 36

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. " George Schneider (Feb 2026) writes: Based on the dimensions and builder, this was probably built as a U. S. Army "Knock-down" barge in the BK 1370-1397 series.