Ship Details
Crown Forest No. 4 Photo Credit: David Gislason

 

Registry #1	320217 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1963	Crown Zellerbach No. 4	Name 6
Name 2	1985	Crown Forest No. 4	Name 7
Name 3	1995	Sea-Link Rigger	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1963	Place	Esquimalt	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	345' x 64.1' x 18.9'
Builder	Yarrows Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	105.16m x 19.54m x 5.76m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	3906.78	Type 1	Barge, self-dumping
Registered Tonnage	3155.37	Type 2	Barge, crane & derrick
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1963-1984 she was owned by Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1985-1993 she was owned by Crown Forest Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1994-2003 she was owned by Sea-Link Marine Services Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 2004 she was owned by Sea-Link Marine Services Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 2011-2016 she was owned by Amix Marine Holding Co. Ltd., New Westminster BC Canada. In 2017-2024 she was owned by O'Brien and Fuerst Logging Ltd., Port Clements BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	1995-08-06

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that "On 06 August 1995, the self-dumping log barge "Sea-Link Rigger" capsized during the unloading operation. When the load of logs would not dump, preparations were begun to bring the barge back to the upright and unload by crane. The load then started to dump, but the barge was not ejected from under the load and was rolled over onto its beam ends and capsized. Two crew members from the towing tug were on board the barge; the deck-hand was rescued from the water, but the mate had to escape from a pump-room of the overturned barge. The barge was declared a total loss after it sank in deep water during subsequent salvage attempts. The Board determined that the "Sea-Link Rigger" capsized when, in a ballasted condition, it did not separate from a slow-dumping load of high-specific-gravity logs and the dynamics of the dumping operation rolled the barge past its beam ends. During the capsizing, a crew member from the tug "Arctic Hooper" became trapped in a pump-room of the overturned barge because personnel were required to proceed below decks to control ballasting operations. "

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
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