Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 715388 (WESTERDAM). 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: Damaged electrical light fixture caused food boxes to ignite and a small smouldering fire developed. Fire extinguished by crew, negligible damage, vessel continued on voyage.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named WESTERDAM, with the official number 715388, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in NETHERLANDS and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced FIRE. The incident occurred on 6/29/1996 , near STRAIT OF GEORGIA,B.C., Vancouver, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1986 by JOS L. MEYER G.M.B.H. & CO, has a length of 243 meters, a width of 30 meters, and a gross tonnage of 53872. There were 300 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as FIRE. The departure and destination port were Vancouver, 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 C.P. PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 7/3/1996 9, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName WESTERDAM IMO 8407735 OfficialNo 715388 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign C6HE2 VesselFlagDisplayEng NETHERLANDS PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Nassau Length_Meters 243 Width_Meters 30 GrossTonnage 53872 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng C.P. PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1986 VesselBuilderName JOS L. MEYER G.M.B.H. & CO OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 300 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 2100 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Vancouver Departure_Date 6/29/1996 DestinationPortDisplayEng Vancouver Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng FIRE TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 6/29/1996 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.31666667 Longitude 123.23333333 NearestLocationDescription STRAIT OF GEORGIA,B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots 0.00 Reported_Date 7/3/1996 9 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng