Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 555656 (POLAR CLOUD). 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 05 July 2020, the tug "POLAR CLOUD", with 6 people on board, while towing the barge "POLAR TRADER", reported a total failure of starboard propulsion while the vessels were transiting off the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC. With port propulsion and an escort tug, the vessels continued their voyage and arrived Port Angeles, USA.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named POLAR CLOUD, with the official number 555656, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the TUG category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 7/5/2020 1, near Vancouver Island, BC, Seattle, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1974 by McDermott Shipyards Inc - Morgan, has a length of 46 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a gross tonnage of 421. 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 Seattle, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was Unknown.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 7/5/2020 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName POLAR CLOUD IMO 7367172 OfficialNo 555656 VRN MMSI 368019250 VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign WDJ8729 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Seattle Length_Meters 46 Width_Meters 10 GrossTonnage 421 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1974 VesselBuilderName McDermott Shipyards Inc - Morgan OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Seattle Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Seattle Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Diesel engines VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Machinery main components OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 7/5/2020 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng No SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.78533333 Longitude 127.95816667 NearestLocationDescription Vancouver Island, BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng No FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng Unknown ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Twilight WeatherConditionDisplayEng Unknown WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 7/5/2020 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng