Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 4743615 (AFRICAN BULKER). 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 26 November 2016, the cargo vessel "AFRICAN BULKER", while berthed at Chemainus, BC reported 400 liters of hydraulic oil released into the marine environment due to a rupture in the cargo hatch hydraulic oil piping. Western Canada Marine Response Corporation deployed containment boom around the vessel and assisted with the clean up operations.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named AFRICAN BULKER, with the official number 4743615, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in PANAMA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 11/26/2016, near Chemainus, Chemainus, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2015 by SHIKOKU DOCKYARD CO. LTD., has a length of 180 meters, a width of 30 meters, and a gross tonnage of 22426. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The departure and destination port were Chemainus, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was RAIN.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 11/26/2016, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName AFRICAN BULKER IMO 9736418 OfficialNo 4743615 VRN MMSI 374242000 VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng GENERAL CARGO CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng PANAMA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Panama City Length_Meters 180 Width_Meters 30 GrossTonnage 22426 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 2015 VesselBuilderName SHIKOKU DOCKYARD CO. LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Chemainus Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Chemainus Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Equipment for Cargo OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 11/26/2016 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng No SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 48.92066667 Longitude 123.70116667 NearestLocationDescription Chemainus WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng RAIN WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 11/26/2016 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng