Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
Transport Canada cited safety deficiencies and improper registration after the sister boat’s sinking left one person dead and six missing, investigators said.
- On Thursday, Transport Canada detained an 11-metre boat operated by Top Vancouver Fishing Charter at Steveston Harbour, citing safety violations including improper registration and unauthorized commercial use of a pleasure craft.
- This enforcement follows the June 28 sinking of the company's nine-metre sister vessel, Top Ocean, in the Strait of Georgia, which left one person dead and six others missing and presumed drowned.
- Family members of 22-year-old captain Chen Ming reported he complained of a broken side door; his girlfriend, Hailey Lee, witnessed the door flooding the boat two days before the fatal incident.
- RCMP investigators are examining whether the operation of the vessel played a role in the sinking and are actively seeking information from individuals familiar with prior voyages of the charter operation.
- Repeated attempts by The Canadian Press to reach the charter operation for comment have been met with silence from a person identified as 'Rocky', even as Transport Canada identifies Lihe Yin as the vessel's owner.
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Transport Canada has detained a vessel associated with a fatal shipwreck in British Columbia, a vessel operated by Top Vancouver Fishing Charter.
Sister vessel of boat involved in tragedy that left 1 dead and 6 missing detained by Transport Canada
The company's other boat Top Ocean sank on the morning of June 28 with 10 people on board. Transport Canada says the company's 11-metre sister vessel is a pleasure craft being operated as a commercial passenger boat.
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations – Energeticcity.ca
An Axopar 37 vessel with hull number AB5965789 sits docked at Steveston Harbour in Richmond, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six others missing and presumed drowned. The order, dated Thursday, was displayed on the window of the 11-metre …
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Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions
RICHMOND - Top Vancouver Fishing Charter company took to social media on June 28 to brag about how its two vessels had gone out together and would head back to port with a haul of fish.
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