Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 392787 (EMPIRE 45). 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: While westbound, barge EMPIRE 45 under tow of tug GUARDIAN III, struck channel beacon and grounded. Barge refloated, inspected by diver and found to be intact. Voyage resumed.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named EMPIRE 45, with the official number 392787, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the BARGE - CARGO SOLID category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 6/18/1999 , near VANCOUVER HBR, .6 NM E OF 2ND NARROWS BRIDGE, PETRO-CANADA, PORT MOODY, B.C., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1979 by , has a length of 67 meters, a width of 18 meters, and a gross tonnage of 1757. There were 0 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 PETRO-CANADA, PORT MOODY, B.C., 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 NONE. The incident was reported on 6/24/1999 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName EMPIRE 45 IMO OfficialNo 392787 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng BARGE - CARGO SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BARGE - GENERAL CARGO CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 67 Width_Meters 18 GrossTonnage 1757 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng NONE HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1979 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng PETRO-CANADA, PORT MOODY, B.C. Departure_Date 6/18/1999 DestinationPortDisplayEng PETRO-CANADA, PORT MOODY, B.C. Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bottom, keel & bilge plates with stiffening VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 6/18/1999 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.29666667 Longitude 123.00805556 NearestLocationDescription VANCOUVER HBR, .6 NM E OF 2ND NARROWS BRIDGE WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 6.00 Reported_Date 6/24/1999 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng