Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 55E15507 (BIG BERTHA). 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: FLOODED DUE TO LOW FREEBOARD AFT,CAPSIZED & SANK WHEN SPEED REDUCED Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-88
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named BIG BERTHA, with the official number 55E15507, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 6/16/1988 , near LAKE HURON,7 MILES ENE HEAD OF ST.CLAIR RIVER, Point Edward, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1950 by , has a length of 12 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 8. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were Point Edward, 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 PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 8/12/1988 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName BIG BERTHA IMO OfficialNo 55E15507 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Sarnia Length_Meters 12 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 8 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1950 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 1 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Point Edward Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Point Edward Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN 257367 AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng WATER DAMAGE OccClassDisplayEng FACTUAL AUDIT Occurence_Date 6/16/1988 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 43.03888889 Longitude 82.26666667 NearestLocationDescription LAKE HURON,7 MILES ENE HEAD OF ST.CLAIR RIVER WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NE WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 8/12/1988 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng