Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 247862 (NARWHALE). 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 while towing barge became engulfed in fire. Tug subsequently burnt to water line and sank. Barge apparently not damaged and towed to Nanaimo. Fire origin unknown.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NARWHALE, with the official number 247862, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the SERVICE SHIP category, experienced FIRE. The incident occurred on 4/3/1998 1, near ENTRANCE ISLAND, GEORGIA STRAIT, B.C., Seattle, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1945 by , has a length of 23 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 123. There were 5 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 Seattle, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 4/29/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NARWHALE IMO OfficialNo 247862 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SERVICE SHIP VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CREW BOAT CallSign WAI5481 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 23 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 123 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1945 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 5 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Seattle Departure_Date 4/3/1998 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Seattle Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FIRE TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/3/1998 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.17194444 Longitude 123.46694444 NearestLocationDescription ENTRANCE ISLAND, GEORGIA STRAIT, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection W WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 4/29/1998 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng