Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 647559 (WESTERN ALEUTIAN). 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: Research vessel struck sunken wreck with seismic equipment. No apparent damage to vessel. Sound source equipment damaged.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named WESTERN ALEUTIAN, with the official number 647559, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the RESEARCH/SURVEY- OTHER category, experienced FOULS UNDERWATER OBJECT. The incident occurred on 8/2/1996 1, near 4 MILES NORTH-EAST OF SABLE ISLAND, NS., Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1982 by , has a length of 46 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a gross tonnage of 204. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as FOULS UNDERWATER OBJECT. The departure and destination port were Mulgrave, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was FOG.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 9/10/1996 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName WESTERN ALEUTIAN IMO OfficialNo 647559 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng RESEARCH/SURVEY- OTHER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign WRB2313 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Houston Length_Meters 46 Width_Meters 10 GrossTonnage 204 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1982 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Mulgrave Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Mulgrave Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng NONE APPARENT HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FOULS UNDERWATER OBJECT TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng SHIP'S OUTFIT - OTHER OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/2/1996 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 44.05000000 Longitude 59.62666667 NearestLocationDescription 4 MILES NORTH-EAST OF SABLE ISLAND, NS. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Twilight WeatherConditionDisplayEng FOG WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 16.00 Reported_Date 9/10/1996 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng