Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 826785 (MERCURY XVI). 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: On 24 May 2018, the tug "MERCURY XVI", with 3 people on board and a concrete dock and a floating fish lodge in tow, reported being grounded due to the crewmember on the wheel failed to make a required course alteration while transiting the Green Point Rapids in Cordero Channel, BC. The assist tug "INLET WRANGLER" took over the 2 tows from the vessel and it refloated in high tide with the support of another assist tug "NIGHT DRIFTER". After floated free, the vessel took over its 2 tows and completed its voyage to Bones Bay, BC. without any further incident. No pollution or injury reported; however, the vessel sustained minor damage to its starboard propeller.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named MERCURY XVI, with the official number 826785, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the TUG category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 5/24/2018 , near West Thurlow Island, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2004 by ABD ENTERPRISES LTD., has a length of 9 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 5. There were 3 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of ALUMINUM, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 5/24/2018 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName MERCURY XVI IMO OfficialNo 826785 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 9 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 5 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng ALUMINUM YearBuilt 2004 VesselBuilderName ABD ENTERPRISES LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 3 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 3 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 5/24/2018 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng No SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.43663333 Longitude 125.50351667 NearestLocationDescription West Thurlow Island WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng Unknown FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng Yes ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots 10.00 Reported_Date 5/24/2018 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng