Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 175719 (MERILDA II). This ship has been
recorded in the Canadian Marine Occurence database as having been in an incident. Below are the details of the Vessel, weather condition, damage incured and other accident details such as the date: Troller struck rocks and capsized. Crewman escaped though window and rescued 2 hours later suffering from mild hypothermia and taken to Tofino hospital. Vessel believed to have sunk.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named MERILDA II, with the official number 175719, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The incident occurred on 11/6/1997 , near NEAR TIBBS ISLAND, RUSSELL CHANNEL, B.C., HOT SPRINGS COVE, B.C., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1945 by , has a length of 13 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a gross tonnage of 15. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The indicdent was classified as STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The departure and destination port was HOT SPRINGS COVE, B.C., and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 1/21/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName MERILDA II IMO OfficialNo 175719 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng TROLLER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Victoria Length_Meters 13.030000000000000 Width_Meters 3.000000000000000 GrossTonnage 14.71000000 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1945 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 1 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 2 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng HOT SPRINGS COVE, B.C. Departure_Date 11/7/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng HOT SPRINGS COVE, B.C. Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 11/6/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 49.23333333 Longitude 126.10000000 NearestLocationDescription NEAR TIBBS ISLAND, RUSSELL CHANNEL, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 1/21/1998 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng