Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 323193 (WESTPORT FERRY). 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: V/L GROUNDED WHILE WORKING IN SHALLOW WATER CLOSE TO SHORE Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-88
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named WESTPORT FERRY, with the official number 323193, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 8/5/1988 1, near EASTERN PASSAGE, HALIFAX HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1965 by ST. MARY'S BAY INDUSTRIES LTD., has a length of 11 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 19. There were 2 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was .
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 6/9/1989 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName WESTPORT FERRY IMO OfficialNo 323193 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Halifax Length_Meters 11 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 19 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1965 VesselBuilderName ST. MARY'S BAY INDUSTRIES LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 2 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 2 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/5/1988 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng No PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 45.66666667 Longitude 62.50000000 NearestLocationDescription EASTERN PASSAGE, HALIFAX HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 6/9/1989 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng