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Blocked sightlines, glare and a phone call led to Squamish, B.C., workboat sinking: TSB

by Todd Humber
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A workboat operator was left treading water in 5 C water without a life jacket after a barge pushed by a tug struck his idling vessel at the Woodfibre LNG…

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Safety News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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