Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 8061 (MERCURY COVE). 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: V/L EXPERIENCED SUCTION PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-88
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named MERCURY COVE, with the official number 8061, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in LIBERIA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 2/11/1988 , near A L'OUEST DE L'ILE BLANCHE,FL.ST-LAURENT,QUE., ANTWERP, BELGIUM, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1971 by , has a length of 140 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 9282. There were 24 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The departure and destination port were ANTWERP, BELGIUM, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was .
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 3/4/1988 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName MERCURY COVE IMO OfficialNo 8061 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng GENERAL CARGO CallSign ELHB6 VesselFlagDisplayEng LIBERIA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Monrovia Length_Meters 140 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 9282 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1971 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 24 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 24 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng BELGIUM DeparturePortDisplayEng ANTWERP, BELGIUM Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng ANTWERP, BELGIUM Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 2/11/1988 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng No PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 47.93333333 Longitude 69.66666667 NearestLocationDescription A L'OUEST DE L'ILE BLANCHE,FL.ST-LAURENT,QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 4.00 Reported_Date 3/4/1988 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng