Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 320490 (ALGONTARIO). 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: In the early morning of 5 April 1999, the Algontario was upbound in the St. Marys River. With the vessel abeam of Johnson Point light, the helm was put "hard to port" to make a 63ยบ alteration of course into the Middle Neebish Channel. The vessel's turning circle increased and the rate of turn decreased due to squat and bank suction effects. The vessel overshot the turn for the deep channel and grounded in the 6.4 m (21 ft.) project depth channel between buoys Q20 and Q22. The channel was closed to upbound traffic until the vessel was refloated. Underwater surveys revealed that the hull suffered extensive damage to the bottom plating. The vessel was later dry-docked for temporary repairs.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named ALGONTARIO, with the official number 320490, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 4/5/1999 1, near NEEBISH CHANNEL, VICINITY JOHNSON POINT, ONT., Clarkson, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1960 by SCLITCHING WARFT WILLY SCHLICKER K.G., has a length of 223 meters, a width of 23 meters, and a gross tonnage of 18883. There were 20 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were Clarkson, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 4/7/1999 8, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName ALGONTARIO IMO 5301980 OfficialNo 320490 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign VCKD VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Toronto Length_Meters 223 Width_Meters 23 GrossTonnage 18883 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1960 VesselBuilderName SCLITCHING WARFT WILLY SCHLICKER K.G. OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 20 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 20 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Clarkson Departure_Date 4/2/1999 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Clarkson Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng AFT OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 4/5/1999 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 46.26055556 Longitude 84.10027778 NearestLocationDescription NEEBISH CHANNEL, VICINITY JOHNSON POINT, ONT. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection E WindSpeed_Knots 10.00 Reported_Date 4/7/1999 8 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng