Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 14K38538 (OCEAN SUN (14K38538)). 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: 22 ft. whale watching vessel "Ocean Sun" with 11 POB took on water. Several vessels tasked to assist. All POB taken off by Spy Hopper. Vessel pumped out and towed to Oak Bay.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named OCEAN SUN (14K38538), with the official number 14K38538, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced RISK OF SINKING. The incident occurred on 8/5/1997 1, near 1.7 NM SE OF ICEBERG POINT, B.C., Victoria, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1994 by , has a length of 6 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 1. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as RISK OF SINKING. The departure and destination port were Victoria, 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 . The incident was reported on 8/7/1997 7, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName OCEAN SUN (14K38538) IMO OfficialNo 14K38538 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER ONLY CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 6 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 1 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng ALUMINUM YearBuilt 1994 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 11 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 22 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CAMEROON DeparturePortDisplayEng Victoria Departure_Date 8/5/1997 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Victoria Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng RISK OF SINKING TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng AFT OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/5/1997 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 48.40000000 Longitude 122.86666667 NearestLocationDescription 1.7 NM SE OF ICEBERG POINT, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 8/7/1997 7 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng