Harbour Chieftain
The Harbour Chieftain is a fireboat operated in Port Alberni, British Columbia.[1][2] Operation and use of the vessel is shared by the Port Albernis's Fire Department, and the Port Alberni Port Authority, a Federal Agency.[3]
The Aluminum hulled vessel is 29 feet long, and has a maximum speed of 30 knots.[3]
She was built in 1994, and initially, she was operated solely by the Port Authority.[4] Port Alberni's city council authorized retrofitting firefighting capability onto the vessel on November 23, 2009, and authorized the sharing arrangement.[5]
Operational career
On June 7, 2014, the fishing boat Western Gambler fouled her propeller, and struck the Harbour Chieftain, at her moorings.[4]
On April 22, 2022, the Harbour Chieftain greeted the frigate HMCS Ottawa with a water salute when she visited Port Alberni.[6]
On September 18, 2022, the fireboat responded to a highly visible fire, where the flaming ship's occupant had to jump into the water, following an onboard explosion.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Susie Quinn (2022-09-18). "Man forced to jump into Alberni Harbour after boat explodes: Black smoke, flames were visible for kilometres". Alberni Valley News. https://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/man-forced-to-jump-into-alberni-harbour-after-boat-explodes/. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "Port Alberni Fire Department received several 911 calls about the vessel fire, which was visible from shore, deputy fire chief Wes Patterson said. The call came in at 2:37 p.m. about the aluminum work-type boat and two firefighters arrived at the waterfront and jumped aboard the Harbour Chieftain, using the fire boat to respond to the fire."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Port Alberni Fire extinguish vessel fire, one person brought to hospital". CHEK News. 2022-09-18. https://www.cheknews.ca/port-alberni-fire-responding-to-vessel-fire-1093360/. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "Port Alberni Fire used the Harbour Chieftain to respond and suppress the fire. It has since been brought under control and the fire department is assisting with any fuel that was in the water."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Harbour Chieftain is the Port Authority's marine patrol and security vessel". Port Alberni Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924185743/https://papa-appa.ca/shipping/security/. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "The Port Authority has partnered with the Port Alberni Fire Department to share the Harbour Chieftain as the vessel also acts as the harbour’s fireboat." mirror
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "CANADIAN BOAT ACCIDENTS SEARCH BY OFFICIAL NO.". Canadian Boat Alerts. 2014-06-07. https://www.boat-alert.com/canadian-boat-accidents-database/?officialno=815305. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "On 07 June 2014, the fishing vessel "WESTERN GAMBLER", with 2 people on board, was reported disabled due to a stalled engine caused by a rope entangled in the propeller, whilst shifting berths at Port Alberni, BC. The vessel struck the moored harbour craft "HARBOUR CHEFTAIN"."
- ↑ "CITY OF PORT ALBERNI Council.". Port Alberni City Council. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20220919160659/https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/council_mtg/Nov23_tm.pdf. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "Council approved an expenditure of $64,585.60 plus applicable taxes for the retrofit of the Harbour Chieftain as a Fire Boat. A Memorandum of Understanding with the Port Alberni Port Authority will outline use and operating procedures."
- ↑ Susia Quinn (2022-04-22). "Canadian Naval ship arrives in Port Alberni to water salute, Indigenous welcoming". Alberni Valley News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220814120847/https://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/video-canadian-naval-ship-arrives-in-port-alberni-to-water-salute-indigenous-welcoming/. Retrieved 2022-09-19. "The Harbour Chieftain fire boat and Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue–Station 39 vessel greeted the ship with a water salute." mirror
