Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 715991 (CSL ATLAS). 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 "CSL ATLAS" departed from Lower Cove, Newfoundland, bound for New York, U.S.A. The master did not engage the services of a pilot for the departure. Shortly after, the vessel grounded 1.1 cables west of Pigeon Head. The "CSL ATLAS" jettisoned 5,645 tonnes of cargo and was refloated later the same day. The vessel sustained extensive damage to the underside portion of the hull; three compartments were holed. There was neither pollution nor injury as a result of this grounding.
The Board determined that the "CSL ATLAS" grounded because the master sailed at night from a port with which he was unfamiliar, did not employ the recognized departure procedure, did not establish either a bridge resource management regime or a voyage plan for leaving the berth, and did not engage either the pilot or tug available.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CSL ATLAS, with the official number 715991, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in BAHAMAS and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 12/18/1993, near OFF PIGEON HEAD, LOWER COVE, NEWFOUNDLAND, Lower Cove, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1990 by , has a length of 227 meters, a width of 32 meters, and a gross tonnage of 41173. There were 32 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were Lower Cove, 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 9/13/1995 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CSL ATLAS IMO OfficialNo 715991 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign C6IL3 VesselFlagDisplayEng BAHAMAS PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Nassau Length_Meters 227 Width_Meters 32 GrossTonnage 41173 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1990 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 32 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 32 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Lower Cove Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Lower Cove Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng FORWARD OccClassDisplayEng CLASS B-2 Occurence_Date 12/18/1993 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 48.51500000 Longitude 59.00500000 NearestLocationDescription OFF PIGEON HEAD, LOWER COVE, NEWFOUNDLAND WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots 1.00 Reported_Date 9/13/1995 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng