Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 10846 (POLLUX). 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: EXPLOSION AT NO 1 HATCH DURING PREPARATIONS TO OPEN HATCH
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named POLLUX, with the official number 10846, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in NORWAY and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced EXPLOSION. The incident occurred on 3/19/1990 , near QUAI ALCAN, LA BAIE, QUE., Falmouth, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1977 by , has a length of 156 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 11903. There were 21 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as EXPLOSION. The departure and destination port were Falmouth, 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 C.P. PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/19/1992, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName POLLUX IMO OfficialNo 10846 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign LAIQ2 VesselFlagDisplayEng NORWAY PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Alesund Length_Meters 156 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 11903 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng C.P. PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1977 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng DANGEROUS GOODS INVOLVED AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 21 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 21 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 11 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 1 TotalVesselDeaths 2 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng JAMAICA DeparturePortDisplayEng Falmouth Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Falmouth Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Forecastle decks & bulkheads with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng EXPLOSION TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng PRELIMINARY INQUIRY Occurence_Date 3/19/1990 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 48.33555556 Longitude 70.87000000 NearestLocationDescription QUAI ALCAN, LA BAIE, QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NW WindSpeed_Knots 8.00 Reported_Date 10/19/1992 TotalDeaths 2 TotalMinorInjuries 12 TotalSeriousInjuries 1 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng