Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 369046 (TRUE NORTH 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 16 June 2000, while returning to Tobermory, Ontario, from Flowerpot Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario, in moderate sea and weather conditions, the small passenger vessel "TRUE NORTH II" was swamped by a series of waves which stove in the vessel's bridge front door, flooded the main deck and downflooded into the hull. The vessel sank rapidly in 15 metres of water approximately 200 metres off Flowerpot Island at about 1030 local time. Of the 20 people on board, 18 drifted ashore on two buoyant apparatus. Two grade-seven school children drowned.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named TRUE NORTH II, with the official number 369046, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship. The incident occurred on 6/16/2000 , near BEACHY COVE, FLOWER POT ISLAND, GEORGIAN BAY, Tobermory, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1949 by RUSSEL BROTHERS LTD., has a length of 11 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a gross tonnage of 6. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship. The departure and destination port were Tobermory, 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 6/20/2000 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName TRUE NORTH II IMO OfficialNo 369046 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER ONLY CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Collingwood and Owen Sound Length_Meters 11 Width_Meters 3 GrossTonnage 6 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1949 VesselBuilderName RUSSEL BROTHERS LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 18 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 38 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 2 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED KINGDOM DeparturePortDisplayEng Tobermory Departure_Date 6/16/2000 DestinationPortDisplayEng Tobermory Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 6/16/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng ONTARIO (ON) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 45.29583333 Longitude 81.61611111 NearestLocationDescription BEACHY COVE, FLOWER POT ISLAND, GEORGIAN BAY WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 40.00 Reported_Date 6/20/2000 TotalDeaths 2 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng