Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 810531 (CHARLOTTE EXPLORER). 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 "CHARLOTTE EXPLORER 4" (CE4) and its two occupants were declared overdue when the small boat did not return to the mother ship "CHARLOTTE EXPLORER" on the evening of 12 September 1995. A search initiated by the crew of the mother ship using other small craft continued throughout the night. At dawn, more boats and a helicopter joined the search. The "CE4" was found upside down on a beach on the north-west corner of Hippa Island. Soon afterward, the crew of the helicopter sighted the bodies of the small boat's two occupants in a kelp bed just off the coast.
The Board determined that the chartered "CE4", while fishing alone with the outboard motor most likely stopped, capsized after drifting into an area of kelp and rocks where a combination of tide and sea swell was locally creating large waves of up to, or larger than, seven metres with breaking crests. The charter company's procedures with regard to fishing alone, maintaining regular radio contact and patrols to ensure the safety of its guests were not enforced. There was delay in determining that the small boat was overdue and in starting a search. As there was no witness, the exact location, time and cause of the capsizing could not be determined.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named CHARLOTTE EXPLORER, with the official number 810531, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced NOT INVOLVED. The incident occurred on 9/12/1995 , near HIPPA ISLAND,QUEEN CHARLOTTES, B.C., , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1966 by , has a length of 53 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a gross tonnage of 821. There were 15 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as NOT INVOLVED. The departure and destination port were , 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 6/15/1998 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName CHARLOTTE EXPLORER IMO OfficialNo 810531 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER - CARGO CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 53 Width_Meters 10 GrossTonnage 821 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1966 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 15 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 41 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng DepartureCountryDisplayEng DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng NOT INVOLVED TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS B-2 Occurence_Date 9/12/1995 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 52.54666667 Longitude 133.03333333 NearestLocationDescription HIPPA ISLAND,QUEEN CHARLOTTES, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NW WindSpeed_Knots 9.00 Reported_Date 6/15/1998 TotalDeaths 2 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng