Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 329500 (SAPPHIRE SEA). 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: VESSEL GROUNDED ON SUBMERGED ROCK-NO DAMAGE-VL REFLOATED. Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-27-1
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named SAPPHIRE SEA, with the official number 329500, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 7/17/1978 , near CANADA-WEST COAST-MACLEAN ISLAND, La Baie, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1968 by DONALD B. SHIELDS, has a length of 12 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 15. There were 3 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 La Baie, 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 2/1/1979 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName SAPPHIRE SEA IMO OfficialNo 329500 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 12 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 15 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1968 VesselBuilderName DONALD B. SHIELDS OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 3 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 3 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng La Baie Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng La Baie Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/17/1978 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng No PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 50.01666667 Longitude 127.40000000 NearestLocationDescription CANADA-WEST COAST-MACLEAN ISLAND WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 2/1/1979 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng