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Registry #1	320295 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#	29580

Name 1	1963	Haro Straits (II)	Name 6
Name 2	1990	Outlaw V	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

Year Built	1963	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	92.0' x 24.7' x 10.5'
Builder	B.C. Marine Engineers & Shipbuilders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	91.65	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	48.59	Type 2	Fishboat, general
Engine	765hp diesel engine (1963)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant #		Masters

Owner(s)
In 1963-1969 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (In 1964-1968 she was leased by Texada Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.) In 1969-1971 she was owned by B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1975 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (Not listed in the 1976-1989 Canada List of Shipping). In 1990-1993 she was owned by Sea Trawl Enterprises Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1994-1995 she was owned by Spirit Fishing Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1997-2008 she was owned by S-8013 Holdings Ltd., Richmond BC Canada.

Owner(s)

In 1963-1969 she was owned by Straits Towing Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (In 1964-1968 she was leased by Texada Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.) In 1969-1971 she was owned by B.C. Marine Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1975 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. (Not listed in the 1976-1989 Canada List of Shipping). In 1990-1993 she was owned by Sea Trawl Enterprises Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1994-1995 she was owned by Spirit Fishing Co. Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1997-2008 she was owned by S-8013 Holdings Ltd., Richmond BC Canada.

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2008-00-00

Named Features
Significance of Name

Anecdotes
On February 27, 1972 this tug owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC foundered off Point Roberts in Georgia Strait BC when two barges pulled her down off Point Roberts in a gale. Nine months later this vessel was raised, her engine was rebuilt and sold, and her hull was put up for sale. After the accident was purchased by Bill Church who then decided to sell it out of the towboat fleet. It sat in Steveston harbour for a few years as an unfinished conversion project, renamed Outlaw V.

Anecdotes

On February 27, 1972 this tug owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC foundered off Point Roberts in Georgia Strait BC when two barges pulled her down off Point Roberts in a gale. Nine months later this vessel was raised, her engine was rebuilt and sold, and her hull was put up for sale. After the accident was purchased by Bill Church who then decided to sell it out of the towboat fleet. It sat in Steveston harbour for a few years as an unfinished conversion project, renamed Outlaw V.

References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11931/22?r=0&s=6; Simon Bancroft (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 14/12/2019); Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Monday November 13, 1972 page 17; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=6449109&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20Registration%20320295&ecopy=e011498501 (website viewed 19/10/2025);
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