Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 716006 (HOEGH MERIT). 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: "LADY J" while altering course to avoid debris in the water did not realise it had moved into the path of the oncoming freighter.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named HOEGH MERIT, with the official number 716006, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in BAHAMAS and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced RISK OF STRIKING (near allision) - Risk of allision with a fixed object (striking - includes vessels). The incident occurred on 6/21/1995 , near ENGLISH BAY, VANCOUVER HARBOUR, B.C., VANCOUVER HARBOUR, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1977 by , has a length of 201 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 30987. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as RISK OF STRIKING (near allision) - Risk of allision with a fixed object (striking - includes vessels). The departure and destination port were VANCOUVER HARBOUR, 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 8/16/1995 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName HOEGH MERIT IMO 7516644 OfficialNo 716006 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CONTAINER SHIP CallSign C6IN3 VesselFlagDisplayEng BAHAMAS PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Nassau Length_Meters 201 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 30987 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1977 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng VANCOUVER HARBOUR Departure_Date 6/21/1995 DestinationPortDisplayEng VANCOUVER HARBOUR Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng UNKNOWN VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng RISK OF STRIKING (near allision) - Risk of allision with a fixed object (striking - includes vessels) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 6/21/1995 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.31666667 Longitude 123.13333333 NearestLocationDescription ENGLISH BAY, VANCOUVER HARBOUR, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection N WindSpeed_Knots 0.00 Reported_Date 8/16/1995 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng