The off the western coast of Vancouver Island in 2015 have been ruled accidental.

The BC Coroners Service released a report Tuesday carrying that cause of death, as well as two recommendations for Transport Canada aimed at preventing tragedies similar to the one in which a a whale-watching boat carrying 24 passengers and three crew capsized near Tofino on Oct. 25, 2015.

Investigating coroner Courtney Cote recommended that the federal department require life-jackets to be worn on the outer decks of vessels larger than 15 gross tons and carrying more than 12 passengers, and that more vessels be required to carry emergency-position-indicating radio beacons.

B次元官网网址淲e know that the ocean can be unforgivable and constantly the unexpected is happening,B次元官网网址� Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns said. B次元官网网址淯nfortunately, we can never be fully prepared for every circumstance on the water. Even the best prepared people can have accidents on the water.B次元官网网址�

Corene Inouye, general manager with JamieB次元官网网址檚 Whaling Station, the owner of the tour boat that flipped, said the company has already gone beyond those recommendations.

Inouye said the company requires all passengers to wear inflatable life-jackets on the interior and exterior decks.

She said many people donB次元官网网址檛 like to wear foam life-jackets because they are uncomfortable, while passengers can only wear the B次元官网网址渒eyholeB次元官网网址�-style life-jackets, which you slip over your head, outside, because of a fear people could get trapped if they were inside and their boat flipped.

B次元官网网址淭ransport Canada needs to see if inflating life-jackets can be approved (as mandatory),B次元官网网址� said Inouye, for all commercial passenger vessels.

Sam Vanderwalk, who owns Salmon Eye Charters in Ucluelet, balked at the life-jacket requirement.

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In its report last June, the Transportation Safety Board found that a huge wave struck the boat at the starboard quarter, causing it to B次元官网网址減ivot uncontrollably.B次元官网网址� Five British citizens and one Australian were lost.

The board found that JamieB次元官网网址檚 Whaling Station had not set out guidelines to address B次元官网网址渢he potential formation of breaking waves.B次元官网网址�

In a statement, Transport Canada said it strongly encourages people to wear a lifejacket or other personal flotation device when on or near the water, and that it will review the coronerB次元官网网址檚 recommendations.

Black Press Media has also reached out to the lawyer representing some of the survivors and family members of the victims.

B次元官网网址� with files from Karly Blats

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