Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 814139 (TEXADA B.C.). 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 tug Jose Narvaez was outbound from Vancouver harbour, at night, towing the coal-laden barge Texada B.C. on a 274 m cable towline. The operator of the pleasure craft Sunboy did not realize that they were approaching a tug/tow combination and passed between the tug and the barge. The propellers of the Sunboy became fouled in the towline, and the pleasure craft was struck by the on-coming barge, and capsized. As a result, some people were thrown into the water and others were trapped within the vessel's enclosed spaces. Of the 14 people who had been on board the Sunboy, nine were rescued and survived, four drowned and one remains missing and is presumed drowned.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named TEXADA B.C., with the official number 814139, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the BARGE - UNSPECIFIED category, experienced COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The incident occurred on 8/7/1999 1, near 1.5 M SE OF PT ATKINSON, VANCOUVER HARBOUR, Vancouver, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1969 by , has a length of 95 meters, a width of 21 meters, and a gross tonnage of 2966. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The departure and destination port were Vancouver, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was OVERCAST.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a NONE. The incident was reported on 11/25/1999, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName TEXADA B.C. IMO OfficialNo 814139 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng BARGE - UNSPECIFIED VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Vancouver Length_Meters 95 Width_Meters 21 GrossTonnage 2966 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng NONE HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1969 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Vancouver Departure_Date 8/7/1999 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Vancouver Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng STARBOARD OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 8/7/1999 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.31666667 Longitude 123.23333333 NearestLocationDescription 1.5 M SE OF PT ATKINSON, VANCOUVER HARBOUR WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng OVERCAST WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 11/25/1999 TotalDeaths 4 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 1 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng