Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 731038 (NORWEGIAN SKY). 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 passenger vessel Norwegian Sky was on a voyage from Québec, Quebec, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The trip included a cruise of the Saguenay River. On its return to the mouth of the Saguenay, at about 1130 local time, whales were observed in the St. Lawrence River. To prolong the whale-watching activity, the vessel was turned around but ran aground on the Bancs de l'île Rouge (Rouge Island Banks) before completing its manoeuvre. The vessel sustained substantial damage, but pollution was deemed minor. No injuries resulted from this occurrence.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NORWEGIAN SKY, with the official number 731038, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in BAHAMAS and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 9/24/1999 , near ISLE ROUGE, EMBOUCHURE DU SAGUENAY, QUE., QUEBEC, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in by , has a length of 259 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 77104. There were 787 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 QUEBEC, 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 9/27/1999 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NORWEGIAN SKY IMO OfficialNo 731038 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign C6PZ8 VesselFlagDisplayEng BAHAMAS PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Nassau Length_Meters 259 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 77104 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 787 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 2715 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng QUEBEC Departure_Date 9/24/1999 DestinationPortDisplayEng QUEBEC Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Hull materials VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 9/24/1999 ProvinceDisplayEng QUEBEC (QC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 48.09666667 Longitude 69.55833333 NearestLocationDescription ISLE ROUGE, EMBOUCHURE DU SAGUENAY, QUE. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NW WindSpeed_Knots 13.00 Reported_Date 9/27/1999 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng