Deployment notice

TSB deploys team of investigators following the October 23 fire on the container vessel ZIM Kingston near Victoria, BC

Richmond, British Columbia,  — 

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Victoria, BC, following the fire on the container vessel ZIM Kingston. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca