Recommendations issued by safety board after 2022 Toronto Island ferry crash
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Canada's Transportation Safety Board makes three recommendations in its newly released report into the 2022 Toronto Island ferry crash.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s report into the 2022 Toronto Island ferry crash details three recommendations and reveals more details into what happened.
On Aug. 20, 2022, the Sam McBride boat, carrying more than 900 passengers on board, left Centre Island toward Toronto’s Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and crashed into the dock.
There were 12 people reported hurt, with five taken to hospital for minor injuries. The report indicated about 20 passengers who were standing on or above the stairs were injured “mainly from losing their footing and falling.”
No one fell into the water, officials said at the time.
The report also said that the ferry had completed eight crossings — six of which were at full capacity. It also said the ferry was behind schedule but that was “not unusual on a busy summer day.” The crash had occurred just after 5 p.m. that day.
“The TSB determined that at the time of the occurrence, the vessel approached the dock faster than it had on earlier trips that day; and that only one of the vessel’s two propellers was turning as it approached the dock,” the report said.
“Given the vessel’s speed and distance from the dock, one propeller alone was not enough to stop the ferry,” the report continued. “Both engines and their control systems were subsequently examined and found to be in good working order, without indication of a malfunction.”
The investigation also revealed that the City of Toronto did not have “written procedures addressing issues like safe approach speed for docking.” It was up to the masters operating the boat to determine what they deemed appropriate, the TSB report said.
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