On 12/21/1995, the vessel KAPITONAS MESCERIAKOV (Official Number 7733473) was involved in a bottom contact in BELOW BUOY D-8, LAC ST-FRANCOIS, QUEBEC,.

The vessel, with 20 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 none pollution.

This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 2/13/1997 . Weather at the time was reported as snow.

At approximately 1200 on 21 December 1995, the "KAPITONAS MESCERIAKOV" was transiting Lac St. François, Quebec, in restricted visibility and severe ice conditions for the time of year. Abreast of buoys D6 and D4, the ice field south of the channel was observed to be moving northward and closing the track of open water left by the other vessels transiting through the area. The "KAPITONAS MESCERIAKOV", driven toward the north edge of the channel by the ice field, tried unsuccessfully to counteract the drift; however, the vessel eventually did return to the middle of the channel. Subsequently, an ingress of water was discovered in the No. 3 port double-bottom tank. Although the crew did not feel any jolt and the vessel did not strike the bottom, the crack in the tank appears to have occurred when the vessel was driven toward the north edge of the channel by the ice. There were no injuries or pollution as a result of this occurrence.