Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 179054 (D.H.T. NO. 3). 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: The skipper of the tug "FRASER KING", which was towing the barge "D.H.T. No. 3", became disoriented at night after the tug's radar broke down. The skipper called a shore station, reported his position and requested guidance. Several vessels and aircraft proceeded to assist, however, the search was prolonged because the tug and barge were some 23 miles from the reported position. Although a helicopter attempted to direct the tug, in an area for which the tug had no nautical charts, the barge went aground. Next morning the barge refloated and the tow was resumed. The barge's shell plating was damaged by the grounding and it took on water and sank.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named D.H.T. NO. 3, with the official number 179054, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the BARGE - UNSPECIFIED category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 10/21/1997, near SERPENT GROUP, B.C., Port Hardy, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1943 by , has a length of 32 meters, a width of 9 meters, and a gross tonnage of 207. There were 0 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 Port Hardy, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was RAIN.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 2/24/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName D.H.T. NO. 3 IMO OfficialNo 179054 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng BARGE - UNSPECIFIED VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 32 Width_Meters 9 GrossTonnage 207 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1943 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Port Hardy Departure_Date 10/20/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng Port Hardy Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 10/21/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 51.47666667 Longitude 127.80000000 NearestLocationDescription SERPENT GROUP, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng RAIN WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 25.00 Reported_Date 2/24/1998 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng