Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 26038-TJ (NAVIOS MINERVA). 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: In order to relieve the pilot who had been on duty from Les Escoumins, Quebec, aboard the "NAVIOS MINERVA", the pilot boat "NAVIMAR V" came alongside the bulk carrier while passing the pilot station at Québec, Quebec, shortly before 0100. Two pilots from the Québec / Trois-Rivières sector climbed onto the accommodation ladder, but before they could reach the vessel's deck, the pilot boat plunged into the sea and resurfaced upside down.
The master of the pilot boat was trapped in a compartment and the deckhand was thrown overboard. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship "STERNE", which was dispatched to the scene, recovered the deck-hand, who had climbed onto the overturned hull, and the master, who had swum to the surface. The "STERNE" took the survivors to the Canadian Coast Guard base, where an ambulance was waiting to take them to hospital. Both crew members were suffering from hypothermia and nervous shock, but they were released from hospital a few hours later. The "NAVIMAR V" drifted in the St. Lawrence River before sinking off the mouth of the Saint-Charles River, in about 30 metres of water. The pollution caused by the pilot boat was deemed minor.
The Board determined that the pilot boat "NAVIMAR V" overturned because when she came alongside the "NAVIOS MINERVA", she overtook a wave generated by the ship, pitched onto the wave crest then surged down into the trough of the next wave before plunging into the sea. The submerged bow slowed down the pilot boat but, due to her momentum, she continued to pitch until the vessel turned over. The decision to use the accommodation ladder instead of the vessel's pilot ladder contributed to the sequence of events.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NAVIOS MINERVA, with the official number 26038-TJ, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in PANAMA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced CAPSIZES. The incident occurred on 8/7/1997 1, near PORT OF QUEBEC, QUEBEC, Cape Town, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1997 by , has a length of 225 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 36592. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as CAPSIZES. The departure and destination port were Cape Town, 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 . The incident was reported on 6/10/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NAVIOS MINERVA IMO 9140554 OfficialNo 26038-TJ VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign 3FEJ7 VesselFlagDisplayEng PANAMA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Panama City Length_Meters 225 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 36592 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1997 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 1 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng SOUTH AFRICA DeparturePortDisplayEng Cape Town Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Cape Town Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Stairways/ladders VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng CAPSIZES TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 8/7/1997 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 46.83166667 Longitude 71.18416667 NearestLocationDescription PORT OF QUEBEC, QUEBEC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 6/10/1998 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng