Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 22743-96 (CAPE ACACIA). This ship has been
recorded in the Canadian Marine Occurrence database as having been in an incident. Below are the details of the Vessel, weather condition, damage incurred and other accident details such as the date: The Cape Acacia departed Ridley Island Coal Dock, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on 9 April 1999, and was proceeding towards the open sea, under the conduct of a pilot, when she struck bottom on a shoal south of West Kinahan Island at 0200 local time. The bottom shell plating forward sustained extensive damage. There was no pollution as a result of this striking and no one was injured. Temporary repairs were carried out at anchor, and the vessel was granted a temporary seaworthiness certificate to proceed to Japan for repairs.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CAPE ACACIA, with the official number 22743-96, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in PANAMA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 4/9/1999 1, near SE OF KINAHAN ISLANDS, B.C., Prince Rupert, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1996 by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., has a length of 289 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 87803. There were 22 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were Prince Rupert, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 4/13/1999 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CAPE ACACIA IMO 9113915 OfficialNo 22743-96 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign 3FVG5 VesselFlagDisplayEng PANAMA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Panama City Length_Meters 289 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 87803 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1996 VesselBuilderName Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 22 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 24 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Prince Rupert Departure_Date 4/9/1999 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Prince Rupert Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng BOTTOM - DOUBLE OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 4/9/1999 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 54.20333333 Longitude 130.41166667 NearestLocationDescription SE OF KINAHAN ISLANDS, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 6.00 Reported_Date 4/13/1999 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng