On 9/7/1990 1, the vessel RIO ORINOCO (Official Number 399944) was involved in a bottom contact in AMONT DU PONT JACQUES CARTIER, MONTREAL, QUE,.

The vessel, with 22 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. There were 0 injuries and fatalities were reported, and there was pollution.

CONTACTED THE BOTTOM AFTER SUFFERING A CONTROLLABLE PITCH FAILURE Note: formerly OccNo : 1300-5-90. Damage to the vessel was indicated as

Weather at the time was reported as clear. This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 9/27/1990 .