Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 347855 (POLARIS). 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: Fiberglass F.V. "Polaris" with 2 POB on board overturned. Both person in no immediate danger and later transferred to C/A Seatow Integrity. No pollution.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named POLARIS, with the official number 347855, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced CAPSIZES. The incident occurred on 7/19/1997 , near DISCOVERY ISLAND, B.C., Sidney, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1973 by , has a length of 11 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a gross tonnage of 14. There were 2 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as CAPSIZES. The departure and destination port were Sidney, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of REINFORCED PLASTIC, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 9/4/1997 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName POLARIS IMO OfficialNo 347855 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VG3342 VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 11 Width_Meters 3 GrossTonnage 14 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng REINFORCED PLASTIC YearBuilt 1973 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 2 NumberOfEvacuated 2 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 4 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Sidney Departure_Date 7/18/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng Sidney Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng CAPSIZES TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/19/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 48.47444444 Longitude 123.22944444 NearestLocationDescription DISCOVERY ISLAND, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots 0.00 Reported_Date 9/4/1997 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng