Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 5735 (ALCOR). This ship has been
recorded in the Canadian Marine Occurence database as having been in an incident. Below are the details of the Vessel, weather condition, damage incured and other accident details such as the date: On 09 November 1999, the loaded bulk carrier Alcor was upbound for Trois-Rivières, Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River, under the conduct of a pilot. At 1444 local time, while undertaking a course alteration to starboard, the vessel ran aground near the eastern end of Île d'Orléans. A refloating attempt the next evening succeeded in freeing the vessel, but only briefly, and the vessel grounded a second time near the initial grounding position. The Alcor sustained major hull damage near midships due to bending forces incurred during successive low-tide cycles.
The damaged hull was temporarily repaired and roughly half of the cargo was discharged onto smaller vessels. On December 5, the Alcor was refloated and conducted to the port of Québec. It was declared a constructive total loss.
While the Alcor was being refloated and later, while the vessel was upbound with the assistance of tugs, the Traverse du Nord section of the river was temporarily closed. The closure caused several downbound vessels to anchor upriver. The subsequent re-opening of the channel resulted in a confluence of vessels wishing to depart their anchorages. During this time, a near-collision occurred between the tanker Eternity, under way, and the container ship Canmar Pride, at anchor.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named ALCOR, with the official number 5735, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in MALTA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 11/9/1999 , near CAP TOURMENTE, QUE., El Palito, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1977 by , has a length of 178 meters, a width of 23 meters, and a gross tonnage of 16136. There were 25 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The indicdent was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port was El Palito, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/4/2001 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName ALCOR IMO 7533159 OfficialNo 5735 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign 9HOP5 VesselFlagDisplayEng MALTA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Malta Valletta Length_Meters 178.200000000000000 Width_Meters 23.000000000000000 GrossTonnage 16136.00000000 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1977 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 25 NumberOfEvacuated 20 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 46 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng VENEZUELA DeparturePortDisplayEng El Palito Departure_Date 10/30/1999 DestinationPortDisplayEng El Palito Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Deck with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 11/9/1999 ProvinceDisplayEng QUEBEC (QC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 47.05666667 Longitude 70.75333333 NearestLocationDescription CAP TOURMENTE, QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 10.00 Reported_Date 10/4/2001 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng