Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 345611 (MERCER STRAITS). 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: VSL GROUNDED WHILE PROCEEDING UP THE CHANNEL, OOW INJURED Note: formerly OccNo : 1300-5-91
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named MERCER STRAITS, with the official number 345611, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the TUG category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 7/19/1991 , near 5 CABLES SOUTH OF QUARRY PT, TOLMIE CHANNEL,BC, Vancouver, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1971 by , has a length of 27 meters, a width of 8 meters, and a gross tonnage of 230. There were 6 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 Vancouver, 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 9/23/1991 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName MERCER STRAITS IMO OfficialNo 345611 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 27 Width_Meters 8 GrossTonnage 230 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1971 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 6 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 6 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 1 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Vancouver Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Vancouver Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bow & stem sections, forebody bulkheads VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/19/1991 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 52.88583333 Longitude 128.51750000 NearestLocationDescription 5 CABLES SOUTH OF QUARRY PT, TOLMIE CHANNEL,BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 9/23/1991 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 1 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng