On 7/1/1996 1, the vessel NANCY PAULA (Official Number 329075) was involved in a capsizes in 0.1 M FM EAST RANDOM HEAD, TRINITY BAY, NFLD.,.

The vessel, with 0 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. There were 0 injuries and fatalities were reported, and there was unknown pollution.

While the "NANCY PAULA" was en route to Gooseberry Cove to land her catch of approximately 11 tonnes of capelin, she was swamped by two heavy seas. The fishing vessel lost all reserve buoyancy and sank so quickly that the crew had no time to don life jackets or call for assistance before abandoning the vessel. . Damage to the vessel was indicated as TOTAL LOSS

Weather at the time was reported as fog with winds from the SW at 30.00 knots. This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 7/11/1996 .