Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 816638 (VERY BEST). 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: Originally with engine problems, the "Very Best" was taken in tow by the f/v "Southern Star". Whilst entering Alberton harbour, the tow-line parted and the "Very Best" grounded on a spit. The 2 pob were rescued. Attempts to refloat will be made.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named VERY BEST, with the official number 816638, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced GROUNDING - Not under power (includes drifting) (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 10/29/1997, near ALBERTON HARBOUR, P.E.I., , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1993 by , has a length of 12 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 12. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Not under power (includes drifting) (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was Unknown.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 12/12/1997, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName VERY BEST IMO OfficialNo 816638 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Charlottetown Length_Meters 12 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 12 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1993 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Not under power (includes drifting) (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 10/29/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 46.80000000 Longitude 64.03833333 NearestLocationDescription ALBERTON HARBOUR, P.E.I. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng Unknown WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 12/12/1997 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng