Ship Details
Seaspan Sentry Photo Credit: Loch McJannett

 

Registry #1	320254 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1963	Cadboro Bay (I)	Name 6
Name 2	1968	La Bonne (II)	Name 7
Name 3	1972	Seaspan Sentry	Name 8
Name 4	1998	Island Sentry	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1963	Place	New Westminster	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	54.5' x 20.2' x 8.3'
Builder	Star Shipyards (Mercers) Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	16.61m x 6.16m x 2.53m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	61.94	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	42.12	Type 2
Engine	610bhp engine (1963)	Engine Manufacture	Stork-Werkspoor AG
Repower	Repowered with a 626bhp diesel GM engine (2004c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1963-1967 she was owned by Western Tug & Barge Ltd., North Vanacouver BC Canada. In 1968-1971 she was owned by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1997 as a tug she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1998-2013 she was owned by West Island Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2013-2024 she was owned by Sentry Marine Towing Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	1969-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

In 1969 this vessel sank alongside in Vancouver and pulled down the La Dene with her but was later refloated and repaired. Bill McKay (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 31/03/2020) stated "The La Bonne (II) sank. It was Christmas and the fleet was in for the holidays. Supposedly a rock (from a gravel barge this vessel had been towing) stuck in one of the sea cocks and didn't close properly. The day her and the La Dene were being pulled up, the Le Mars was arriving back from Mexico, so I understood. This vessel was beat up pretty bad after trying to retrieve a barge this vessel had lost off the coast of Oregon. It was not a good day for VanTug!" Bill McKay (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 29/11/2021) stated "This vessel did sink Dec 20/2020 off Port Renfrew in 600 feet of water while being towed by the Spruce I, as I understand."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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