Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 731998 (PACMONARCH). 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: In the morning, while the Pacmonarch lay at anchor, the crew began launching the port lifeboat for a run ashore. The lifeboat was of the davit launched, totally enclosed type and fitted with on-load release hooks. Four crew members boarded the lifeboat while two others on the ship removed the securing pins at the davits to prepare for the launch. Soon after the davits hit their stops and the lifeboat was about 15 m above the sea, the after hook separated from the after suspension ring of the falls. Suspended from the forward hook, the lifeboat swung almost vertical, at which point the forward hook opened. Completely free, the lifeboat fell stern first into the sea. Three of the four people in the lifeboat were fatally injured.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named PACMONARCH, with the official number 731998, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in BAHAMAS and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - In contact with any part of the ship or its contents. The incident occurred on 10/26/2000, near ENGLISH BAY ANCHORAGE 3,VANCOUVER HBR, BC, HIBIKANADA, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2000 by , has a length of 225 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 38878. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - In contact with any part of the ship or its contents. The departure and destination port were HIBIKANADA, 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 10/27/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName PACMONARCH IMO 9231030 OfficialNo 731998 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign C6FH7 VesselFlagDisplayEng BAHAMAS PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Nassau Length_Meters 225 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 38878 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 2000 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 4 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 4 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 1 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 3 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng JAPAN DeparturePortDisplayEng HIBIKANADA Departure_Date 10/6/2000 DestinationPortDisplayEng HIBIKANADA Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Lifeboats VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - In contact with any part of the ship or its contents TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Equipment for crew and passengers OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 10/26/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.27555556 Longitude 123.18694444 NearestLocationDescription ENGLISH BAY ANCHORAGE 3,VANCOUVER HBR, BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 5.00 Reported_Date 10/27/2000 TotalDeaths 3 TotalMinorInjuries 1 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng