Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 255750 (VELERO IV). 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: At approximately 0111 on 08 April 2009, the fishing research vessel Velero IV and the fishing vessel Silver Challenger II collided east of the Numas Islands in Queen Charlotte Strait. Both vessels sustained substantial damage but were able to return to Port Hardy, British Columbia. One person received major injuries and was taken to hospital..
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named VELERO IV, with the official number 255750, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the SURVEY/RESEARCH category, experienced COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The incident occurred on 4/8/2009 1, near Numas Island, QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT, BC, Sitka, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1948 by , has a length of 34 meters, a width of 8 meters, and a gross tonnage of 198. There were 4 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The departure and destination port were Sitka, 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 4/23/2009 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName VELERO IV IMO 7738503 OfficialNo 255750 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SURVEY/RESEARCH VesselSubTypeDisplayEng FISHERIES CallSign WDD6435 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Seattle Length_Meters 34 Width_Meters 8 GrossTonnage 198 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1948 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 4 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 4 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Sitka Departure_Date 4/2/2009 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Sitka Speed_Knots 9.500000000000000 ActivityCategoryDisplayEng FISHING VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bow & stem sections, forebody bulkheads VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 4/8/2009 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.76277778 Longitude 127.05000000 NearestLocationDescription Numas Island, QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT, BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng No FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng Yes ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NNW WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 4/23/2009 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 1 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng