Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 347702 (STUMP JUMPER). 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: While returning to Westport, Nova Scotia, in good weather and sea conditions on the second day of the 1993 lobster fishing season, the "STUMP JUMPER" ran aground on a rock ledge in the approach channel, resulting in the total loss of the vessel. Three of the four crew members were rescued by two other fishing vessels but the operator lost his life.
The Board determined that the "STUMP JUMPER" grounded due to a navigational error while making an approach to the harbour, in part because the operator's performance was impaired by his poor health and work-induced fatigue. The fact that the operator, who could not swim, was not wearing any form of flotation device contributed to his loss.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named STUMP JUMPER, with the official number 347702, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SANK - Flooding. The incident occurred on 11/30/1993, near OFF DARTMOUTH POINT, LONG ISLAND, BAY OF FUNDY, FREEPORT NS, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1973 by , has a length of 12 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 12. There were 4 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Flooding. The departure and destination port were FREEPORT NS, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 2/15/1994 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName STUMP JUMPER IMO OfficialNo 347702 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Digby and Weymouth Length_Meters 12 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 12 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1973 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 4 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 4 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 1 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng FREEPORT NS Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng FREEPORT NS Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bottom, keel & bilge plates with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Flooding TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS B-2 Occurence_Date 11/30/1993 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 44.25000000 Longitude 66.33333333 NearestLocationDescription OFF DARTMOUTH POINT, LONG ISLAND, BAY OF FUNDY WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots 21.00 Reported_Date 2/15/1994 TotalDeaths 1 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng