Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 192633 (POLAR EXPLORER). 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: VSL GROUNDED WHILE PROCEEDING IN THICK FOG IN A NARROW CHANNEL Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-89
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named POLAR EXPLORER, with the official number 192633, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The incident occurred on 7/26/1989 , near NORTHWEST HEAD, NORTHWEST ISLAND, RAMEA, NFLD, Ramea, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1950 by , has a length of 57 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a gross tonnage of 849. There were 9 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The departure and destination port were Ramea, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was FOG.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 2/27/1990 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName POLAR EXPLORER IMO 5358737 OfficialNo 192633 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng GENERAL CARGO CallSign VGWW VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 57 Width_Meters 10 GrossTonnage 849 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1950 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 9 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 9 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Ramea Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Ramea Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bow & stem sections, forebody bulkheads VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng FACTUAL AUDIT Occurence_Date 7/26/1989 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 47.51055556 Longitude 57.40833333 NearestLocationDescription NORTHWEST HEAD, NORTHWEST ISLAND, RAMEA, NFLD WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng FOG WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 2/27/1990 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng