Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 809852 (JOSEPH & SISTERS). 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: Whilst bound for an area off Parsboro, Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, to lay 160 metal lobster traps at the start of the fall lobster season, the fishing vessel "JOSEPH & SISTERS" encountered adverse weather and shipped a series of three waves. The heavily laden vessel capsized, throwing the unsecured lobster traps into the water. Four crew members who were sitting on top of the traps were also thrown into the water. After the vessel partially righted in a flooded condition, the owner/operator escaped from the wheelhouse. Soon after, the vessel sank stern first. Four of the five persons were rescued. One crew member is missing and presumed drowned.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named JOSEPH & SISTERS, with the official number 809852, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FISHING category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 10/14/1999, near MINAS BASIN, N.S., DELHAVEN, NS, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1987 by , has a length of 11 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a gross tonnage of 24. There were 5 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were DELHAVEN, NS, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of REINFORCED PLASTIC, and it was propelled by a SAIL WITH AUXILIARY PROPULSION. The incident was reported on 10/26/1999, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName JOSEPH & SISTERS IMO OfficialNo 809852 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FISHING VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Shelburne Length_Meters 11 Width_Meters 5 GrossTonnage 24 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng SAIL WITH AUXILIARY PROPULSION HullMaterialDisplayEng REINFORCED PLASTIC YearBuilt 1987 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 5 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng DELHAVEN, NS Departure_Date 10/14/1999 DestinationPortDisplayEng DELHAVEN, NS Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng FISHING VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng TOTAL LOSS HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 1 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 10/14/1999 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 45.28166667 Longitude 64.27805556 NearestLocationDescription MINAS BASIN, N.S. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection S WindSpeed_Knots 35.00 Reported_Date 10/26/1999 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 1 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng