Crewman Hurled Overboard
Western Express', Freighter Collide
Two VFAWU members narrowly escaped drowning and three others suffered minor injuries in a mishap September 4 Which saw the Nelson Bros' packer Western Express badly mauled in a collision with a Japanese freighter at the mouth ofi the Fraser River.
Crewman Bill Simpson of Richmond spent 20 minutes in the; river after being thrown overboard from the packer by the impact of collision with the 12.000 ton Hon-moku Maru.
He eventually reached the safety of the Steveston jetty after swimming through a strong ebb tide.
Another crewman. Vern Whitter of Surrey, also spent several minutes in the water following the collision, which took place about 1:30 a.m. Whitter and the vessel's mate, Rudy Andvik of New Westminster, were later taken aboard i the Fraser River pilot boat which came on the scene to give assistance.
Veteran UFAWU member Ray Pedersen of North Surrey, skipper of the packer, was shaken up and I bruised when knocked down in the wheelhouse by the collision's force.
Bruises and scalds were suffered by engineer Dick Chase of North Surrey and cook Bill Pitre of Ladysmith.
Further injuries and damage were narrowly avoided when the vessel's anchor, jarred loose in the impact, hurtled backward but fell a few feet short of the wheelhouse.
The 130-foot Western Express, built at Tacoma in 1943. incurred extensive damage to her bow. mast and other gear in the incident but returned to Steveston under her own power.
She had discharged fish from the the San Juan area at Imperial
Cannery the previous day and was outbound for the Queen Charlotte Islands when the collision occurred. The Japanese vessel was bound for New Westminster with a cargo of cars.
Non-Canadian Fee Imposed
Non-Canadian fishermen will have to pay a licence fee to catch fish in B.C. tidal waters as of April 1 next year, the federal fisheries department announced September 2.
Maximum fee in the main fishing areas will be $25 a year or $10 by the mortfh. There will also be a $1 daily rate with a three day maximum extension.
Only the $25 annual licence fee will apply in designated "special areas" such as Rivers Inlet, Phillips Arm, Queen Charlotte Islands and Gold River.
According to the department more than 40,000 non-Canadians, most of them from the U.S., fished B.C. tidal waters this year.
Herring Data Survey Aim
Research work on herring stocks off the U.S. East coast will be it conducted by a West German I fishery research vessel Walther I Herwig, U.S. Bureau of Com-I mercial Fisheries reports.
The U.S. government has I granted permission for the vessel | to conduct hydrographic studies associated with the project inside the 12 mile limit, although actual fishing will be restricted to international waters.
In making its request, the West German Fisheries Research Board said purpose of the survey is tc supplement deficient data on Atlantic coast herring stocks, now a major source of the country's herring supply.
• Considerable damage was done to the 130 foot Western Express (above) when she was in collision with an inbound Japanese freighter at the mouth of the Fraser River on September 4.
Florence Stadnyk Dead
One of Few Women Crew Members
The British Columbia salmon fleet has lost one of its few women crew members by the death at Alert Bay on September 5 of Florence Stadnyk, member of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Alert Bay Local.
Mrs. Stadnyk, who was born at Alert Bay in 1926 and raised in the
Cormorant Island community, worked last year as a crew member on the Western Fisher, skippered by her husband, Andrew Stadnyk, and only ill health prevented her from going out again this season.
A son, Robert, is skipper of the Miss Andrea.
Both Andrew and Robert Stadnyk are members of the UFAWU.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stadnyk were held September 10 from Alert Bay Anglican Church, with interment following in the church burial ground.
Frozen Sockeye Export Allowed
An amendment to British Columbia Fishery Regulations, announced by the federal fisheries department recently, permits export of frozen sockeye salmon.
The amendment calls for export sockeye to be eviscerated, glazed and covered or wrapped in a manner approved by the department, and packed in boxes con-aining not more than 150 pounds of 'ish
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