Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Kivalliq-W.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has started investigating the incident where the 'Kivalliq W.' was damaged during fuel transfer in Nunavut on Oct 15. The ship, owned by Coastal Shipping Ltd, an affiliate of the Woodward Group of Companies, suffered a mechanical failure, and a fuel tank was damaged while discharging diesel for delivery to a Nunavut mine site. No one was injured and no hydrocarbons were spilled, A replacement vessel was brought in once the damage occurred. Investigators boarded the vessel in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Nov 5, where the ship had arrived on Nov 4, en route form Sept-Isles, to begin their investigation, which will conist of three phases, the data collection in the field, examination and analysis and a reporting phase.

The 'Kivalliq W' was damaged while discharging diesel for delivery to a mine site in Nunavut on the morning of Oct 15, 2025, but this was not expected to affect the delivery of critical fuels by the Coastal Shipping Limited., an affiliate of the Woodward Group of Companies, to Canada's Arctic as the winter months approach. There were no injuries and no hydrocarbons were spilled following a mechanical failure, which occurred at at Baker Lake, a community of about 2,000 residents, and continued to offload its fuel as of the afternoon of Oct 16. One of the vessel's fuel tanks was damaged during the discharge process, and the vessel will be required to enter a drydock for repairs. An investigation into the incident was launched along with an assessment of the damage to the vessel. The Coastal Shipping signed an agreement with another company on the morning of Oct 16 to hire a replacement vessel for the delivery of three fuel shipments from Lewisporte to Arctic ports, to make sure all products will be delivered to communities and industrial sites. in the next couple of days.

Halifax-area firefighters were called on Jan 27, 2019, around 7 a.m. after a fire broke out aboard the "Kivalluq W. which was berthed at the Imperial Oil Wharves in Halifax. The fire in a generator compartment was first fought by the ship's crew, but when they were unable to bring the flames under control, the Halifax fire was dispatched who then requested dockyard fire of the Department of National Defence to assist, as they were specialists in ship board firefighting. The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire after two hours, clearing after 8 a.m. The Imperial Oil previously had its own fire department on site, but that disbanded when the refinery was shut down, and the refineries two engines were sold at auction. The tanker, operated by Coastal Shipping, which is part of Newfoundland’s Woodward Group, was scheduled to move to pier 9 overnight, presumably to effect repairs. However that move has been cancelled.

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