Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 803722 (EASTERN CHALLENGER). 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: DAMAGES TO V/L WHILE IN ICEFIELD Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-88
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named EASTERN CHALLENGER, with the official number 803722, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The incident occurred on 4/12/1988 , near OFF TWILLINGATE, NEWFOUNDLAND, Twillingate, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1984 by BURRY'S MARINE DIVISION LTD., has a length of 16 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a gross tonnage of 61. There were 8 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The departure and destination port were Twillingate, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/4/1988 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName EASTERN CHALLENGER IMO OfficialNo 803722 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng LONG LINER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 16 Width_Meters 6 GrossTonnage 61 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1984 VesselBuilderName BURRY'S MARINE DIVISION LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 8 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 8 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Twillingate Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Twillingate Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc. TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng PORT OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/12/1988 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 49.86666667 Longitude 55.21666667 NearestLocationDescription OFF TWILLINGATE, NEWFOUNDLAND WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 35.00 Reported_Date 10/4/1988 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng