Quatsino (III)

On August 14, 1989 this vessel was in a collision 1nm west of Separation Head , Discovery Passage BC Canada. Lonnie Edward Berrow Reported (British Columbia Facebook Group 12/10/2014) that "In the 1990s this vessel cut between a tug and tow in Seymour Narrows and was hit by the barge.

They ran her for the beach in Plumper Bay but didn't make it and this vessel sank in deep water." John Demosten (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/12/2018) states that "This was prior to 1990, because the Western Express had an engine room fire in March of 1990. This accident occurred sometime in August, on a Sunday night, either in 1986 or 1987. Rick Johnson was the master on the Western Express, and was in Deep Water Bay with seine boats on either side. The Quatsino stern was severely damaged by a barge being towed by a southbound Crowley tug. Rick stopped pumping, disconnected all the brailers, picked up his anchor and ran out to put bridles and a tow line onto the Quatsino.

He began to tow her towards Deep Water Bay, but this vessel started taking on water. There was nothing he could do but let his towline go. The Quatsino had quite a history. Hank Auchterlonie took her back east in the early 1970s with three BC Packer seine boats in tow."