Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 293943 (SANTA MERCEDES). 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: GENERATOR TRIPPED OUT CAUSED OVERHEATING IN SWITCHING GEAR,CABLES. Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-27-1
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named SANTA MERCEDES, with the official number 293943, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced FIRE. The incident occurred on 12/18/1979, near WEST COAST-STRAITS OF JUAN DE FUCA, Tacoma, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1964 by , has a length of 166 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 11219. There were 90 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 Tacoma, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was OVERCAST.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 2/17/1980 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName SANTA MERCEDES IMO OfficialNo 293943 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign WHBH VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng San Francisco Length_Meters 166 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 11219 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1964 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 90 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 140 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Tacoma Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Tacoma Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Engine room VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng DAMAGED - DEACTIVATED NOV. 1995 HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FIRE TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 12/18/1979 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 48.48333333 Longitude 124.66666667 NearestLocationDescription WEST COAST-STRAITS OF JUAN DE FUCA WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng OVERCAST WindDirection ESE WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 2/17/1980 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng