Ship Details
Rapid Providour Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	346313 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1970	Point Grey Providour	Name 6	(nk)	Coastal Providour
Name 2	1980	Rivtow Providour	Name 7
Name 3	1988	Island Providour I	Name 8
Name 4	(nk)	Saltair Providour	Name 9
Name 5	2010c	Rapid Providour	Name 10

 

Year Built	1970	Place	Delta	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	38' x ? x ?
Builder	Vito Steel Boat & Barge Construction Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	11.55m x 4.57m x 1.77m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	14.64	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	9.96	Type 2
Engine	480bhp diesel engine (1970)	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1992c she was rebuilt and a new deckhouse added.	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1970-1979 she was owned by Point Grey Towing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1980 she was owned by Rivtow Marine Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1982-1988 she was owned by Rivtow Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1988-1990 she was owned by 348545 British Columbia Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1991-2002 she was owned by Discovery Tug & Barge Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2003-2009 she was owned by West Coast Tug & Barge Ltd., Campbell River BC Canada. In 2010-2014 she was owned by Rapid Towing Ltd., Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2017-2024 she was owned by Intercoastal Tug and Barge Services Ltd., Courtenay BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On March 07, 2009 this vessel sank in Sonderland Channel with two barges loaded with construction materials in tow.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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