Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 802348 (BIRCHGLEN). 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 Bulk Carrier "BIRCHGLEN" sustained steering gear problems. Technician boarded the anchored vessel at Magdalen Islands.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named BIRCHGLEN, with the official number 802348, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 5/24/2003 , near CABOT STRAIGHT, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1983 by , has a length of 223 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 21269. There were 0 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 , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was .
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 5/26/2003 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName BIRCHGLEN IMO 8119273 OfficialNo 802348 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign VOTT VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Montreal Length_Meters 223 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 21269 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1983 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 5/24/2003 ProvinceDisplayEng NOVA SCOTIA (NS) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 47.64500000 Longitude 60.71000000 NearestLocationDescription CABOT STRAIGHT WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 5/26/2003 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng