HALIFAX — Bob Gainey wants the tragic loss of his daughter to lead to the creation of mandatory, made-in-Canada safety regulations for the sail training industry.
A Canadian investigation into the loss of Laura Gainey from a tall ship based in Nova Scotia is recommending new and stricter standards to improve safety procedures.
Gainey, general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, says the industry must learn from the tragedy.
Laura was swept off the Picton Castle on December 8th of 2006 during a mid-Atlantic storm.
In a list of seven findings as to the underlying causes of the incident, the Transportation Safety Board says there was a lack of clear, written safety procedures on the ship.
Gainey says the board report is a powerful and professional document that he hopes will change safety practices.
He says its findings have helped his family find some closure.
