Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 344924 (AURORA EXPLORER). 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: Vessel navigated too close to the shore struck rock,sustained a hole in the hull. Vessel beached itself to await company craft with divers to repair damage. Minimal pollution. Master claims rock was uncharted.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named AURORA EXPLORER, with the official number 344924, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the BARGE - UNSPECIFIED category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 3/17/1998 , near 3 MILE SOUTH OF BOYD POINT, B.C., DENT ISLAND, B.C., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1970 by , has a length of 27 meters, a width of 7 meters, and a gross tonnage of 161. There were 5 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were DENT ISLAND, B.C., 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 4/15/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName AURORA EXPLORER IMO 7108100 OfficialNo 344924 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng BARGE - UNSPECIFIED VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign CFC 7478 VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Edmonton Length_Meters 27 Width_Meters 7 GrossTonnage 161 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1970 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 8 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 21 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng DENT ISLAND, B.C. Departure_Date 3/17/1998 DestinationPortDisplayEng DENT ISLAND, B.C. Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bottom, keel & bilge plates with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 3/17/1998 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.68333333 Longitude 124.90833333 NearestLocationDescription 3 MILE SOUTH OF BOYD POINT, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 4/15/1998 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng