Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 641334 (COURAGEOUS). 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 United States fishing vessel "COURAGEOUS", which was proceeding from Gig Harbour, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska, at the start of the fishing season, capsized in the early hours of 20 June 1995 while transiting Johnstone Strait. The vessel is believed to have been caught in a tide rip off Edith Point. As the capsizing was sudden and unexpected, only a partial distress message could be broadcast. One of the six crew members, who was sleeping in a bunk within the forecastle, was trapped in the capsized hull and lost his life. The vessel was salvaged and taken to Campbell River, B.C. It was docked and readied for towing to the United States, where it was subsequently taken.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named COURAGEOUS, with the official number 641334, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced CAPSIZES. The incident occurred on 6/20/1995 , near EDITH POINT, JOHNSTON STRAIT, B.C., GIG HARBOUR, WA., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1981 by , has a length of 17 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 44. There were 6 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 GIG HARBOUR, WA., 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 7/31/1997 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName COURAGEOUS IMO OfficialNo 641334 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng SEINER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng GIG HARBOR Length_Meters 17 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 44 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1981 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 6 NumberOfEvacuated 5 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 11 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 1 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng GIG HARBOUR, WA. Departure_Date 6/18/1995 DestinationPortDisplayEng GIG HARBOUR, WA. Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng CAPSIZES TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng WATER DAMAGE OccClassDisplayEng CLASS C-3 Occurence_Date 6/20/1995 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 50.38333333 Longitude 125.55000000 NearestLocationDescription EDITH POINT, JOHNSTON STRAIT, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NW WindSpeed_Knots 25.00 Reported_Date 7/31/1997 TotalDeaths 1 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng