Friday. November 27, ‘998 — North Shore News - 15

Hook release
caused lifeboat
fatal accident

Anna Marie D'Angelo

daataelos

Newsy Reporter
PRELIMINARY findings indicate that a hoo
prematurely released on a freighter’s lifeboat
causing the death of a crew member on Nov, 9
off Cates Park.

Cosar Man ao Oot Manila, was Killed os eniaen

Transportation Saten Board or Canada ives a Brian
Kenotick sad that pret vtindings indicate that forward
heen of the lifeboat released premature during adinit on the
Panania registered: Lidces Gear

When the tall weight or the occupied hteboat went onto the
att hook, the aft hack released as woul

“The hook released by atself) nobads relerad a
RKenenick

Phe enclosed lifeboat bashed against the wide or the trenthter
betore dropping inte the water.

Most of the crew members on board the Iteboat managed
te escape. Maningding died after bang crashed in the liteboat
Another crew member was found qitickly by a Coast Guard
diver in the overturned. dark diteboat. Phe crew meniber was
treading water and trving te breathe 1 an air pocket

The freighter was empty of carge ai the nme of the accident.
The vessel was waiting to load sulphur ac Port Moody. The — . ,
joading was delayed tora day, sand Kenetick. The treighter’s F REVER Ce
captain decided to use the spare ume to conduct a lifeboat drill. oy ; , 1e) ed welobatl He
Lifeboats are required to go into the water esery three months AR “Keg ae: ‘ on tae:
according to international law.  BaSe 9 iY: 3 ope Fa ff

The freighter is owned by Greeks. The veel had crew mem ; ; se ’ ra £
bers from Greece, Croatia and the Philippines. { &

The ‘Transportation Satety Board of Canada ny estigation Lf
and analysis of the incident aan take up tea year to compicte

said

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PARISHIONERS (from left) Eva Lewis, Helen Hayden and Mitdred Renville prepare for St. Paul's church bazaar
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on Mountain Highway in
North Vancouver District.
The qail sentence was ree:
onmnended served by elec
tronig monitonng.
eee
James Douglas Snuth. 4),
North Vanceuser, was

THE following people
recently appeared in
North Vancouver
court in connection
with drinking and dri-
ving related offences:
Dennis Darmadi. 24. af ot

North Vancouver, was jailed
seven days, fined SSS0 and
had his licence suspended for
12 months after he:

B® pleaded guilty to impaired
driving on Dee. 14, 1997 in
West Vancouver;

% was found guilty of driving
while prohibited on Jan. 30

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effective

solutions.

Every financial dispute
can be solved by one
thing - money. You

should not pay more or

jatled seven days and had his
driver's heence suspended tor
12 months atter he pleaded
guilty to impaired driving.
Smith's driving suspen
sion was to run concurrently
with another driving suspen
sion in effect when he was

“sentenced.

take less than the law requires.

Experienced and timely legal advice can cost a
jot less than wasting time or avoiding a

solution.

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