Lewis-McPhee

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that "On 03 June 2012 at approximately 1130 Pacific Daylight Time, the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue vessel Lewis-McPhee, with 4 crew members on board, capsized during exercises in Sechelt Rapids, British Columbia. Two of the crew members were recovered by another vessel; the remaining 2 crew members were later found dead under the capsized vessel." "The Lewis-McPhee is a rigid-hull inflatable boat originally designed as a fast rescue craft (FRC). The vessel is operated by the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Footnote 2 for use primarily as a search and rescue (SAR) vessel. The deep V-shaped hull of the Lewis-McPhee is made of fibreglass-reinforced plastic, as is the vessel’s deck. The deck is further reinforced with a core of balsa-treated marine plywood. Positive flotation is provided by an inflatable collar which surrounds the perimeter of the hull. The inflatable collar is 600 mm in diameter and extends 630 mm aft of the engine bracket on both sides of the vessel. Self-draining scuppers are fitted on each side of the transom at deck level."