Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 346838 (CHI-CHEEMAUN). 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 IN DENSE FOG.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CHI-CHEEMAUN, with the official number 346838, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FERRY category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 8/18/1985 , near INLAND-LAKE HURON-SOUTH BAYMOUTH, SOUTH BAYMOUTH, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1974 by , has a length of 106 meters, a width of 19 meters, and a gross tonnage of 6991. There were 50 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 SOUTH BAYMOUTH, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was FOG.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/21/1985, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CHI-CHEEMAUN IMO OfficialNo 346838 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FERRY VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER/VEHICLE CallSign VGKK VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Owen Sound Length_Meters 106 Width_Meters 19 GrossTonnage 6991 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1974 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 50 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 350 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng SOUTH BAYMOUTH Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng SOUTH BAYMOUTH Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Forepeak VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng PRELIMINARY INQUIRY Occurence_Date 8/18/1985 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 45.55611111 Longitude 82.01527778 NearestLocationDescription INLAND-LAKE HURON-SOUTH BAYMOUTH WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng FOG WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 10/21/1985 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng