| Posted: March 22, 2023, 3:44 p.m. | Updated: March 22, 2023, 8:41 p.m. | 11 Min Read
But the report also says that if identified issues are not addressed and regulatory oversights are not strengthened – which has been the case for too many years – this will continue to lead to lost lives in the fishing industry.The TSB says approximately 11 fish harvesters die annually in Canada. Jackson and William Forbes are pictured with their dad Daniel Forbes in a family photo. Daniel Forbes was one of the six crew members aboard the Chief William Saulis when it was lost at sea in December 2020. CONTRIBUTED
In 2012, the TSB released an in-depth study on the causes of fatal fishing accidents. One of the factors identified was vessel modifications and their impact on stability. She says it’s “sickening” that issues identified many years ago are still contributing to lives being lost.Lori Phillips holds photographs of her late son, Aaron Cogswell. Cogswell was lost at sea after the Chief William Saulis scallop dragger sank off of the coast of Delaps Cove in December 2020. – Ashley Thompson photo - Ashley ThompsonLori Cogswell Phillips, a resident of Cambridge in the Annapolis Valley, is also never going to give up.
She says that Yarmouth Sea Products – the company that owned the vessel – needs to be held accountable, but she also says Transport Canada has been letting the safety ball slip and it needs to be held accountable too. She intends to see that this happens.