Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 322226 (EPINETTE II). 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 23 April 2012, the tug "EPINETTE II" sustained a steering gear failure while towing the ¨GRANDE BAIE¨ off Les Mechins, Quebec. Both vessels where towed into Les Mechins by the tug ¨VACHON¨. Neither injuries nor pollution reported.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named EPINETTE II, with the official number 322226, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the TUG category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 4/23/2012 , near LES MECHINS, QC., , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1965 by , has a length of 19 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a gross tonnage of 76. There were 0 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 , 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 4/24/2012 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName EPINETTE II IMO OfficialNo 322226 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Montreal Length_Meters 19 Width_Meters 6 GrossTonnage 76 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1965 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/23/2012 ProvinceDisplayEng QUEBEC (QC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Latitude 49.01500000 Longitude 66.98666667 NearestLocationDescription LES MECHINS, QC. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 20.00 Reported_Date 4/24/2012 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng