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Registry #1	198826 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

Name 1	1955	Island Tug 49	Name 6
Name 2	1973	Seaspan 303	Name 7
Name 3	1977	Seaspan 125 (II)	Name 8
Name 4	1988	Colleen Z	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1955	Place	Victoria	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	138.0' x 43.0' x 10.0'
Builder	Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	42.06m x 13.11m x 3.05m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	532.56	Type 1	Barge
Registered Tonnage	532.56	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1955-1972 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1973-1976 she was owned by May Marine Electric Lt.d, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1986 she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1987 she was owned by Humphries Marine Freight Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 1988-1997 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1999 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2003-2004 she was owned by Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2012-2014 she was owned by T. & T. Barges Inc., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2017-2024 she was owned by B & B Barges Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada.

Owner(s)

In 1955-1972 she was owned by Island Tug & Barge Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1973-1976 she was owned by May Marine Electric Lt.d, North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1977-1986 she was owned by Seaspan International Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1987 she was owned by Humphries Marine Freight Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 1988-1997 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1999 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2001 she was owned by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2003-2004 she was owned by Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2012-2014 she was owned by T. & T. Barges Inc., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2017-2024 she was owned by B & B Barges Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada.

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

Named Features
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Anecdotes
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the owner of two derelict logging barges to remove them from the province's Central Coast. The barges are disintegrating and sinking into the ocean after they drifted 300 metres south of where they were being stored, and their owners have ignored repeated orders from the provincial government to remove the barges, Justice Robin Baird wrote in the Dec. 13 judgment. Baird wrote that the barges were last in use in 2016 and 2017, one as a place for logging workers to sleep, and the other used as a floating cookhouse and dining hall. In 2018, they were towed to Donkey Cove on Klik Island near the town of Bella Bella. The barges were supposed to be stored and maintained by Ivan De Bagheera, who owned a "floating installation" in Donkey Cove. But De Bagheera had no permit for the installation, Baird wrote, and when he applied for a provincial permit, was told he was unlikely to get the permit unless the barges were removed. "Thereafter the barges somehow became detached from Mr. De Bagheera's installation and ran aground 300 metres to the south, where they remain to this day," Baird wrote in his judgment.

Anecdotes

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the owner of two derelict logging barges to remove them from the province's Central Coast. The barges are disintegrating and sinking into the ocean after they drifted 300 metres south of where they were being stored, and their owners have ignored repeated orders from the provincial government to remove the barges, Justice Robin Baird wrote in the Dec. 13 judgment. Baird wrote that the barges were last in use in 2016 and 2017, one as a place for logging workers to sleep, and the other used as a floating cookhouse and dining hall. In 2018, they were towed to Donkey Cove on Klik Island near the town of Bella Bella. The barges were supposed to be stored and maintained by Ivan De Bagheera, who owned a "floating installation" in Donkey Cove. But De Bagheera had no permit for the installation, Baird wrote, and when he applied for a provincial permit, was told he was unlikely to get the permit unless the barges were removed. "Thereafter the barges somehow became detached from Mr. De Bagheera's installation and ran aground 300 metres to the south, where they remain to this day," Baird wrote in his judgment.

References
Canada List of Shipping; https://bc.ctvnews.ca/judge-orders-company-to-remove-disintegrating-logging-barges-from-b-c-coast-1.4732856?fbclid=IwAR1GnffNax6y9cag5IewyRnF85jBU-J30xLm-0UnShi8pveXao2PW9YS7zE (website viewed 17/12/2019);
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