Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 385534 (NANTICOKE). This ship has been
recorded in the Canadian Marine Occurence database as having been in an incident. Below are the details of the Vessel, weather condition, damage incured and other accident details such as the date: On 20 July 1999, while proceeding from Camden, New Jersey, towards Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the self-unloading bulk carrier "NANTICOKE" experienced an engine-room fire. The crew briefly fought the fire with portable extinguishers and water prior to the engine-room being evacuated. The fixed halon firefighting system was released and suppressed the fire. Despite damage to the steering power and control system wiring, the vessel proceeded to New York City under its own power for repairs.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NANTICOKE, with the official number 385534, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced FIRE. The incident occurred on 7/20/1999 , near WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, Camden, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1980 by COLLINGWOOD ENGINEERING, has a length of 222 meters, a width of 23 meters, and a gross tonnage of 21870. There were 24 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The indicdent was classified as FIRE. The departure and destination port was Camden, 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 C.P. PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 10/20/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NANTICOKE IMO 7902233 OfficialNo 385534 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign VCQL VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Toronto Length_Meters 222.460000000000000 Width_Meters 23.160000000000000 GrossTonnage 21870.00000000 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng C.P. PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1980 VesselBuilderName COLLINGWOOD ENGINEERING OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 24 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 24 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Camden Departure_Date 7/19/1999 DestinationPortDisplayEng Camden Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Engine room VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FIRE TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 7/20/1999 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 39.33333333 Longitude 72.36666667 NearestLocationDescription WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 13.00 Reported_Date 10/20/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng