Rough Bay Enterprises Ltd. v. Budden et al., 2003 BCSC 1796

In Tug and Tow on (Updated )

The Plaintiff, the purchaser of a barge, sued the Defendants for negligence and breach of contract in the towage of the barge. The Plaintiff purchased the barge from the Defendant Budden for $90,000, paying a $5,000 deposit together with an initial payment of $42,500. The Defendant Budden agreed to tow the barge from Port Alberni to Campbell River with his …

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Laurentian Pilotage Authority v. Techno Navigation Ltee., 998 CanLII 7968

In Tug and Tow on (Updated )

The issue in this case was whether a tug and barge combination are exempt from the pilotage requirement imposed by the Laurentian Pilotage Authority Regulations passed pursuant to the Pilotage Act. At trial, the judge considered the regulations were "vague and imprecise" and held that both the tug and barge were exempt. On appeal, however, the Court of Appeal held …

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Primex Forest Products Ltd. v. Harken Towing Co., 1997 CanLII 4161

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This case arose out of a collision involving a log tow and a bridge. As a consequence of the collision the log tow broke apart and the Plaintiff was required to pay for salvage. The Plaintiff claimed these expenses from the Defendant tug owner who alleged that it was not liable by reason of a set of standard towing conditions …

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Meeker Log and Timber Ltd. et. al. v. The Sea Imp VIII, 1996 CanLII 2229

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The British Columbia Court of Appeal rendered a short oral judgment from the bench dismissing an appeal and cross-appeal from the decision of Mr. Justice Peter Lowry, reported at 1 B.C.L.R. (3d) 320. The issues concerned the interpretation of standard towing conditions and limitation of liability pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act. The standard towing conditions were composed of multiple …

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Burrard Towing Co. v. Reed Stenhouse Limited, 1996 CanLII 1919 (BC CA)

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This case involved the interpretation of a Tower’s Legal Liability Policy. The facts were that a barge under demise charter to a tug company capsized while under tow and the cargo was lost. The barge was an insured vessel under the tug company’s policy. The issue in the case was whether the tug company had legal liability coverage for the …

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St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Wakeham & Sons Ltd., 1995 CanLII 2482

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This action involved a stranding of a barge due to the negligence of the tug. The towage contract specifically provided that the barge owner would be responsible for insurance on the barge and cargo and further provided that the towage was to be at the sole risk of the barge owner. At Trial, the Judge found that these provisions did …

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