Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 372092 (ALEX B. I). 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: Around 1000 on 29 September 2001, while the fishing vessel Alex B. 1 was dragging for scallops in fine weather off Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, water was discovered in the engine compartment. All compartments from the lazarette to the accommodation were flooded. Four bilge pumps were started but the rate of water ingress exceeded the capacity of the pumps.
The scallop drag was hauled aboard and the vessel made for the nearest port, Havre-Saint-Pierre. About one-half nautical mile from the wharf, the main engine stopped. Another fishing vessel, the Andy C, responded to a call for assistance. The Alex B. 1 was then towed into port. Portable pumps were used to pump the vessel dry. While the vessel was aground alongside the wharf at low tide, a hole was discovered in the hull below the waterline on the port side in way of the lazarette.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named ALEX B. I, with the official number 372092, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SANK - Flooding. The incident occurred on 9/29/2001 , near 200 FEET OFF HAVRE ST PIERRE WHARF, QUE., HAVRE ST. PIERRE, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1977 by ONESIME DOIRON, has a length of 13 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 19. There were 5 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 HAVRE ST. PIERRE, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of FIBERGLASS OVER WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/1/2001 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName ALEX B. I IMO OfficialNo 372092 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Paspebiac Length_Meters 13 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 19 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng FIBERGLASS OVER WOOD YearBuilt 1977 VesselBuilderName ONESIME DOIRON OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 5 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng HAVRE ST. PIERRE Departure_Date 9/29/2001 DestinationPortDisplayEng HAVRE ST. PIERRE Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng FISHING VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bottom, keel & bilge plates with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Flooding TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 9/29/2001 ProvinceDisplayEng QUEBEC (QC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.23305556 Longitude 63.60000000 NearestLocationDescription 200 FEET OFF HAVRE ST PIERRE WHARF, QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots 0.00 Reported_Date 10/1/2001 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng