Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 550954 (CHARLES E WILSON). 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: V/L SUFFERED A CRANKCASE EXPLOSION IN STBD MAIN ENGINE Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-87
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CHARLES E WILSON, with the official number 550954, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 7/4/1987 1, near ENROUTE THUNDER BAY, LAKE SUPERIOR, Detroit, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1973 by , has a length of 207 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 13862. There were 27 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 Detroit, 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 7/23/1987 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CHARLES E WILSON IMO OfficialNo 550954 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign WZE4539 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng WILMINGTON (DE) Length_Meters 207 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 13862 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng C.P. PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1973 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 27 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 27 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Detroit Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Detroit Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Engine room VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/4/1987 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 47.78333333 Longitude 87.26666667 NearestLocationDescription ENROUTE THUNDER BAY, LAKE SUPERIOR WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WNW WindSpeed_Knots 16.00 Reported_Date 7/23/1987 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng