Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 329292 (CONNIE JAMES). 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: Sustained rudder damage & was drifting towards iceberg. Declared distress when 45 metres from berg. Other longliners in area proceeded. "Connie James" passed clear of berg and taken in tow by "Culls Traveller".
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CONNIE JAMES, with the official number 329292, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The incident occurred on 4/2/1997 1, near 44 MILES ESE OF ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND, ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1968 by INTERNATIONAL GRENFELL ASSOCIATION, has a length of 16 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a gross tonnage of 54. There were 6 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The departure and destination port were ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was SNOW.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 5/16/1997 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CONNIE JAMES IMO OfficialNo 329292 VRN 062452 MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 16 Width_Meters 6 GrossTonnage 54 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1968 VesselBuilderName INTERNATIONAL GRENFELL ASSOCIATION OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 6 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 6 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND Departure_Date 3/29/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Rudder with welded parts VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc. TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship Equipment OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/2/1997 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.87694444 Longitude 54.76305556 NearestLocationDescription 44 MILES ESE OF ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng SNOW WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 60.00 Reported_Date 5/16/1997 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng