Ship Details

Ocean Gordon

Vessel image

Photo Credit: Pat Burns

 
 
Registry #1 810194 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1989 Gulf Regent Name 6
Name 2 2011c Ocean Gordon Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1989 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 47.7' x ? x ?
Builder Summer Equipment Ltd. Measurement (metric) 14.54m x 5.49m x 0.52m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 9.61 Type 1 Tug
Registered Tonnage 6.53 Type 2
Engine 2-365bhp diesel engines (1989) Engine Manufacture Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower Repowered with K-19 Twin Cummins diesel engines (2005); Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1989-1999 she was owned by Summer Equipment Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by Gulf Yarding Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2003-2011 she was owned by Gowlland Towing Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2011-2020 she was owned by Mercury Launch & Tug Ltd., West Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2020 Date 2015-09-11
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On September 11, 2015 this tug capsized and sank in shallow water in Vancouver Harbour while towing a gravel barge. The crew were rescued by the Canadian Coast Guard.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Photo Courtesy Pat Burns (Email Pat Burns - Nauticapedia 16/09/2015); Fred Wicks (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 25/05/2016); The Province (Vancouver BC) Tuesday September 29, 2015 page 3;
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