Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 4G-4774 (WASCA 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: The small catamaran vessel Wasca II departed her berth on Lake Wascana, Saskatchewan, to transport 16 school children and their supervisors to a picnic area on an island in the lake. Three of the children were in wheelchairs. Shortly after departure, as the vessel accelerated, it took on a marked trim by the bow, and the forward end of the passenger deck became submerged. The teachers instructed the passengers to move aft to reduce the trim. The vessel remained afloat and was beached some minutes later. All of the passengers were evacuated safely.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named WASCA II, with the official number 4G-4774, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FERRY category, experienced RISK OF SINKING. The incident occurred on 6/13/2001 , near WASCANA LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN, WASCANA LAKE, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1965 by , has a length of 9 meters, a width of 2 meters, and a gross tonnage of 0. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as RISK OF SINKING. The departure and destination port were WASCANA LAKE, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of OTHER, and it was propelled by a OUTBOARD. The incident was reported on 6/27/2001 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName WASCA II IMO OfficialNo 4G-4774 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FERRY VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 9 Width_Meters 2 GrossTonnage 0 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng OUTBOARD HullMaterialDisplayEng OTHER YearBuilt 1965 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 18 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng WASCANA LAKE Departure_Date 6/13/2001 DestinationPortDisplayEng WASCANA LAKE Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng RISK OF SINKING TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 6/13/2001 ProvinceDisplayEng SASKATCHEWAN (SK) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng No PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 50.4312783706064 Longitude 104.587946659767 NearestLocationDescription WASCANA LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NNW WindSpeed_Knots 14.00 Reported_Date 6/27/2001 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng