TSB deploys a team to Nanaimo, British Columbia, following a collision between two tug boats

RICHMOND, BC, May 26, 2016 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Nanaimo, British Columbia, where the tug Albern sank after being struck by the tug C.T. Titan in Northumberland Channel on May 24^th, 2016. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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