TSB deploys a team of investigators to Kugaaruk, Nunavut, following the grounding of the passenger vessel Akademik Ioffe

QUÉBEC, Aug. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Kugaruuk, Nunavut, following the 24 August 2018 grounding of the passenger vessel Akademik Ioffe. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada