Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 816238 (GAFFER III). 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: The small passenger vessel "GAFFER III" with 39 POB was reported disabled and drifting towards an iceberg. Vessel was subsequently towed in to St. Anthony.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named GAFFER III, with the official number 816238, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 7/13/2003 , near 3 NM S OF ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND, ST. ANTHONY, NL, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1992 by , has a length of 12 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a gross tonnage of 19. There were 3 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 ST. ANTHONY, NL, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of REINFORCED PLASTIC, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 8/6/2003 7, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName GAFFER III IMO OfficialNo 816238 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 12 Width_Meters 5 GrossTonnage 19 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng REINFORCED PLASTIC YearBuilt 1992 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 3 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 49 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng ST. ANTHONY, NL Departure_Date 7/13/2003 DestinationPortDisplayEng ST. ANTHONY, NL Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Engine room VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/13/2003 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 51.33000000 Longitude 55.56388889 NearestLocationDescription 3 NM S OF ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection W WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 8/6/2003 7 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng