On 8/25/2000 , the vessel AVATAQ (OFFICIAL NAME: JUDITH ROSE III) (Official Number 395436) was involved in a capsizes in HUDSON BAY, 10 MILES SOUTH OF ARVIAT,.

The vessel, with 0 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. Fortunately, the ship was able to continue its voyage. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and there was minor pollution.

This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 8/29/2000 . Weather at the time was reported as rain with winds from the WNW at 26.00 knots.

While bound from Churchill, Manitoba, towards Arviat, Nunavut, with 15 823 kg of general cargo and a crew of four, the Avataq encountered gale-force winds. When the vessel was approximately 10 nautical miles south of Arviat, the crew reported that the vessel was taking on water and that the bilge pumps were not working. The vessel subsequently foundered, and all four crew members perished.