The MV Simushir is heading to Russia from Prince Rupert and the voyage could take nine days.

The Captain received severe facial damage when he was thrown from his chair across the bridge of the ship and he landed face first into a the edge of a bolted table, he was air lifted by a rescue helicopter and flown to Vancouver to do reconstructive surgery.

The seas were seven to nine meters on this tiny container ship as the ship rolled fifty degrees they laid helpless until the CCG Gordon Reid showed up and after two failed attempts at towing them they finally secured a line and towed them for 14 hours until that towline snapped.

The US tug Barbra Foss arrived and towed them to Triple Island until a Canadian Marine pilot boarded them and two Smit tugs escorted the 135 meter dead ship safely into Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal.

With clearance by a marine surveyor and Transport Canada it safely left Prince Rupert Monday and with a very happy crew and new Captain,they are anxious to go home. The estimated cost is around 700,000 dollars.

Regards, Captain Stan Marshall – BC Coast Pilot Press images for larger