Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 690554 (NORHTERN SPIRIT). 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: Tug "NORTHERN SPIRIT" towing barge "NPI-230' reported tug's air line to throttle blew causing the tug to stop. The tug turned to 'stbd' and just managed to avoid the barge, which ended up almost alongside her.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NORHTERN SPIRIT, with the official number 690554, 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 12/12/2000, near SOUTHEAST OF CAPE MUDGE, BC, CRAIG AK, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in by , has a length of 23 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 90. There were 6 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 CRAIG AK, 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 UNKNOWN. The incident was reported on 12/14/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NORHTERN SPIRIT IMO OfficialNo 690554 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign WAQ2746 VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Portland Length_Meters 23 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 90 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 6 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 6 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng CRAIG AK Departure_Date 12/9/2000 DestinationPortDisplayEng CRAIG AK Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Rails VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Equipment for Cargo OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 12/12/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.95833333 Longitude 125.16111111 NearestLocationDescription SOUTHEAST OF CAPE MUDGE, BC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots 0.00 Reported_Date 12/14/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng