On 9/18/1993 , the vessel JUDITH SUZANNE (Official Number 319707) was involved in a fire in 116NM BEARING 187.5 FROM YARMOUTH, NS, NOVA SCOTIA (NS).

The vessel, with 17 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. Fortunately, the ship was able to continue its voyage. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and there was minor pollution.

This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 12/14/1993. Weather at the time was reported as fog with winds from the N at 0.00 knots.

The "JUDITH SUZANNE" was trawling for scallops on Georges Bank, south-west of Nova Scotia, on 18 September 1993, when a fire broke out in the engine-room. Attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful and the crew members were forced to abandon the vessel into liferafts. Weather conditions were calm. Another fishing vessel rescued the crew members and transported them safely back to Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The "JUDITH SUZANNE" sank later the same day.

The Board determined that the "JUDITH SUZANNE" was lost as a result of an engine-room fire of undetermined origin. The fire was not detected promptly because the compartment was not continually manned and the vessel was not fitted with a fire alarm system. The fire spread and intensified beyond the vessel's fire-fighting capabilities.