Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 5D2776 (STEPHANE P.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: On 27 April 1996, the "STÉPHANE P II", carrying lobster traps on deck and with three persons on board, departed the harbour of Gascons, Quebec, bound for the fishing grounds. Shortly after departure, the vessel encountered rough seas. The vessel was struck by a large wave and capsized suddenly. The two crew members lost their lives, but the third occupant, who was on the trip as a guest, escaped unharmed.
The Board determined that the small fishing vessel "STÉPHANE P II" capsized shortly after leaving the harbour of Gascons because of the adverse effect that the load of lobster traps stacked and secured on deck had on the stability of the vessel. The small margin of static and dynamic stability was lost when the vessel listed after being struck by a wave larger than
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named STEPHANE P.II, with the official number 5D2776, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced CAPSIZES. The incident occurred on 4/27/1996 , near BAIE DES CHALEURS OFF GASCONS, QUE., GASCONS, QUE., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1994 by , has a length of 10 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 7. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as CAPSIZES. The departure and destination port were GASCONS, QUE., and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of FABRIC/GRP, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 9/27/1996 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName STEPHANE P.II IMO OfficialNo 5D2776 VRN 175652 MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 10 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 7 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng FABRIC/GRP YearBuilt 1994 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 1 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 1 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 1 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 1 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng GASCONS, QUE. Departure_Date 4/26/1996 DestinationPortDisplayEng GASCONS, QUE. Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bridge/wheelhouse VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng CAPSIZES TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 1 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 4/27/1996 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 48.18166667 Longitude 64.85750000 NearestLocationDescription BAIE DES CHALEURS OFF GASCONS, QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 9/27/1996 TotalDeaths 1 TotalMinorInjuries 1 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 1 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng