Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 819093 (NORTHERN TUGGER). 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: Tug towing dredge/barge lost power when close to shore. Let go anchor which held the tug secure. Unable to prevent barge "William B. Dilly" from grounding. Both tug and barge subsequently secured at Ramea. (see 26154)
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named NORTHERN TUGGER, with the official number 819093, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the TUG category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 5/30/1997 , near 5.2 CABLES NORTH-EAST OF RAMEA, NEWFOUNDLAND., Pictou, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1961 by DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO. INC., has a length of 31 meters, a width of 8 meters, and a gross tonnage of 213. There were 6 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 Pictou, 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 6/2/1997 7, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName NORTHERN TUGGER IMO OfficialNo 819093 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng TUG VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CallSign CFD8714 VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 31 Width_Meters 8 GrossTonnage 213 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1961 VesselBuilderName DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO. INC. OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 6 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 6 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Pictou Departure_Date 5/28/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng Pictou Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 5/30/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 47.52861111 Longitude 57.37666667 NearestLocationDescription 5.2 CABLES NORTH-EAST OF RAMEA, NEWFOUNDLAND. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 6/2/1997 7 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng