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Natural Gift

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Photo Credit: Kyle Stubbs

 
 
Registry #1 348547 (Canada) Registry #2 (US) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1975 Natural Gift Name 6
Name 2 1984 Kiley Rand Name 7
Name 3 2011c Saludos Name 8
Name 4 2015 Natural Gift Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1975 Place New Westminster Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 41.5' x 12.8' x 4.9'
Builder Sather Boat Works Ltd. Measurement (metric) 12.65m x 3.90m x 1.49m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 13.3 Type 1 Fishboat, general
Registered Tonnage 9.04 Type 2
Engine 174bhp diesel engine Engine Manufacture General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1975 she was owned by Lloyd A. McGill (MO) and Eileen McGill (JO), Port Hardy BC Canada. In 1975-1979 she was owned by Stanley E. Lambert, Port Edward BC Canada. In 1980-1983 she was owned by Mogul Fishing Co. Ltd., Port Edward BC and Kaienell Enterprises Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1984 she was owned by the Mogul Fishing Co., Courtenay BC Canada. In 1985-1986 she was owned by Kaienell Enterprises Ltd., Prince Rupert BC Canada. In 1987-1990 she was owned by Daniel W. Diver, Whaletown BC Canada. In 1991-1997 she was owned by Russell C. McNeill, Nanaimo BC Canada. In 2001-2010 she was owned by Gerhard G. Laufer, Mill Bay BC Canada. In 2011-2015 she was owned by Bill & Liz Barnes, Sidney BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2015-10-06
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On August 11, 1984 this vessel suffered a fire while 2nm east of Rose Spit Buoy C-25 in Dixon Entrance BC Canada. Kyle Stubbs (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 27/04/2019) stated that "In 2015 this vessel was sold into US ownership and was still afloat on the Olympic Peninsula in 2019."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada - Fishing Vessels and Pleasure Craft Losses (December 22, 1993); https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=6374554&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20Registration%20348547&ecopy=e011468736 (website viewed 15/10/2025);
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