Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 0188237 (BESSIE E.). 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 16 February 2016, at approximately 2100 Eastern Standard Time, the fishing vessel Bessie E. sustained an engine failure while returning to Mamainse Harbour, Lake Superior, Ontario after a day of fishing. At the time, there were 5 people on board. While work was being carried out on the engine in order to restart it, the vessel drifted closer to shore. It touched bottom and the wind pushed it until it was parallel to the rocky shore. The crew members disembarked shortly before the vessel capsized and sank. The vessel was deemed a total constructive loss.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named BESSIE E., with the official number 0188237, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 2/16/2016 , near Sault Ste. Marie, ON, MAMAINSE HARBOUR, ON, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1957 by S.G. Powell shipyard ltee, has a length of 14 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a gross tonnage of 13. There were 5 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 MAMAINSE HARBOUR, ON, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 2/17/2016 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName BESSIE E. IMO OfficialNo 0188237 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng GILLNETTER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Port Dover Length_Meters 14 Width_Meters 5 GrossTonnage 13 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1957 VesselBuilderName S.G. Powell shipyard ltee OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 5 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 10 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng MAMAINSE HARBOUR, ON Departure_Date 2/16/2016 DestinationPortDisplayEng MAMAINSE HARBOUR, ON Speed_Knots 0.000000000000000 ActivityCategoryDisplayEng FISHING VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 2/16/2016 ProvinceDisplayEng ONTARIO (ON) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng No SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 47.03715556 Longitude 084.78730556 NearestLocationDescription Sault Ste. Marie, ON WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng Yes FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng No ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 2/17/2016 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng