Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 23852-97A (BALSA 58). 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: On 28 January 2008, it was reported that M/V "BALSA 58" was dragging anchor, drifting, and had suffered main engine failure. Tugs were ordered. V/L eventually self-repaired and headed towards anchorage.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named BALSA 58, with the official number 23852-97A, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in PANAMA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 1/28/2008 , near BAY OF FUNDY NEAR GRAND MANAN, NS, ST JOHN, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1997 by , has a length of 106 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 4355. There were 20 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The departure and destination port were ST JOHN, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was .
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 1/29/2008 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName BALSA 58 IMO 9163130 OfficialNo 23852-97A VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CONTAINER SHIP CallSign 3FJR7 VesselFlagDisplayEng PANAMA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Panama City Length_Meters 106 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 4355 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1997 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 20 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 20 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng ST JOHN Departure_Date 1/28/2008 DestinationPortDisplayEng ST JOHN Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 1/28/2008 ProvinceDisplayEng NEW BRUNSWICK (NB) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 45.15666667 Longitude 66.11500000 NearestLocationDescription BAY OF FUNDY NEAR GRAND MANAN, NS WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 1/29/2008 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng