Ship Details
Chico Chief Photo Credit: Dirk Septer

 

Registry #1	801596 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1982	Chico Chief	Name 6
Name 2	1985	Sea Imp V	Name 7
Name 3	2006c	Broughton Chief	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1982	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	23.7' x 11.0' x 3.5'
Builder	Summer Equipment Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	7.22m x 3.35m x 1.06m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4.88	Type 1	Work Boat
Registered Tonnage	3.29	Type 2
Engine	325bhp turbo-charged diesel engine (1982)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower	Repowered with a 402bhp diesel engine (1998c)	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1982-1984 she was owned by Summer Equipment Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1984-2003 she was owned by Catherwood Towing Ltd., Mission BC Canada. In 2006-2025 she was owned by Alert Bay Towing Ltd., Alert Bay BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=6351366&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20801596&ecopy=e011450769 (website viewed 25/05/2025);
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