Ship Details
Seaborne II Photo Credit: Dianne Devitt Reid

 

Registry #1	820954 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1985	Seaborne II	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	McBarge	Name 7
Name 3	(nk)	Friendship 500	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1985	Place	Richmond	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Robert Allan Ltd.	Measurement (imp)	? x ? x ?
Builder	Ce Fer Designs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	57.60m x 15.50m x 2.15m
Hull	Concrete	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	2371	Type 1	Houseboat
Registered Tonnage	711	Type 2
Engine		Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Non-powered
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1985 she was owned by Canadian interests. In 1999-2003 she was owned by Seaborne Investments Inc., Vancouver BC Canada. In 2012-2025 she was owned by Sturgeon's Developments (GP) Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In December 2015 this vessel was towed up the Fraser River to Maple Ridge, apparently for a re-build as a floating restaurant. Officially named Seaborne II is AKA the "McBarge" and Friendship 500. On March 26, 2025, Global News reported that the McBarge had partially sank into the Fraser River.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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