Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 154759 (WESTMINSTER LAD). 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: Tug "WESTMINSTER LAD" caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank. The Master abondoned vessel in his skiff and made it safely to Kelsey Bay.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named WESTMINSTER LAD, with the official number 154759, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the SERVICE SHIP category, experienced FIRE. The incident occurred on 10/23/2000, near GILFORD BAY, GILFORD ISLAND, BC, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1928 by , has a length of 8 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a gross tonnage of 5. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as FIRE. The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was .
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a SAIL WITH AUXILIARY PROPULSION. The incident was reported on 10/25/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName WESTMINSTER LAD IMO OfficialNo 154759 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SERVICE SHIP VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CREW BOAT CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng New Westminster Length_Meters 8 Width_Meters 3 GrossTonnage 5 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng SAIL WITH AUXILIARY PROPULSION HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1928 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 1 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FIRE TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 10/23/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.64722222 Longitude 126.38055556 NearestLocationDescription GILFORD BAY, GILFORD ISLAND, BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 10/25/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng