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Registry #1	371293 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1976	RivTow 901	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1976	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	180' x ? x ?
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	54.86m x 15.09m x 3.26m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	859.61	Type 1	Barge
Registered Tonnage	859.61	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1976-1979 she was owned by Imperial Marine Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2001-2004 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Inc., Vancouver BC. In 2011-2012 she was owned by Seaspan Marine Corporation, North Vancouver BC. In 2015-2019 she was owned by Seaspan ULC, North Vancouver BC.

Fate	Afloat in 2019	Date	1999-06-02

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reports that "On 2 June 1999 at about 0045 local time, the loaded chip barge Rivtow 901, under tow of the tug Sheena M, struck the Canadian Pacific Railway Mission Railway Bridge which spans the Fraser River at Mission, British Columbia. The striking caused considerable damage to the protection pier and swing span of the bridge. Rail traffic over the bridge was interrupted until 30 June 1999. Marine traffic through the swing span was suspended until the same date when it was made available on a limited basis. Unrestricted maritime use of the swing span was not available until 26 July 1999." "The Rivtow 901 is a barge of all-welded steel construction designed for the on-deck carriage of wood chips in bulk. Steel bulwarks, 4.7 m high, set in from the port and starboard sides of the barge form an open-topped cargo box with a smooth inboard face supported by exterior steel stanchions."

Anecdotes

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reports that "On 2 June 1999 at about 0045 local time, the loaded chip barge Rivtow 901, under tow of the tug Sheena M, struck the Canadian Pacific Railway Mission Railway Bridge which spans the Fraser River at Mission, British Columbia. The striking caused considerable damage to the protection pier and swing span of the bridge. Rail traffic over the bridge was interrupted until 30 June 1999. Marine traffic through the swing span was suspended until the same date when it was made available on a limited basis. Unrestricted maritime use of the swing span was not available until 26 July 1999." "The Rivtow 901 is a barge of all-welded steel construction designed for the on-deck carriage of wood chips in bulk. Steel bulwarks, 4.7 m high, set in from the port and starboard sides of the barge form an open-topped cargo box with a smooth inboard face supported by exterior steel stanchions."

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/1999/m99w0078/m99w0078.asp
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