Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 824768 (F85). 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 "F85 WESTFIELD" cable ferry with 5 POB was reported adrift in the Saint John River. The vessel was subsequently taken under tow by another ferry and secured at Barlow's Bluff, N.B., without further incident.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named F85, with the official number 824768, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FERRY category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 12/27/2004, near WSSTFIELD-HARDINGS POINT FERRY CROSSING, NB, HARDINGS POINT, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1983 by CUSTOM FABRICATORS & MACHINISTS, has a length of 30 meters, a width of 11 meters, and a gross tonnage of 220. There were 2 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 HARDINGS POINT, 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 CABLE. The incident was reported on 1/19/2005 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName F85 IMO OfficialNo 824768 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FERRY VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER/VEHICLE CallSign 4F85 VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John Length_Meters 30 Width_Meters 11 GrossTonnage 220 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng CABLE HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1983 VesselBuilderName CUSTOM FABRICATORS & MACHINISTS OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 2 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 5 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng HARDINGS POINT Departure_Date 12/27/2004 DestinationPortDisplayEng HARDINGS POINT Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Steering gear/columns, telemotor system, rudder indicator, emergency steering VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MINOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship Equipment OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 12/27/2004 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 45.35055556 Longitude 66.22055556 NearestLocationDescription WSSTFIELD-HARDINGS POINT FERRY CROSSING, NB WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NW WindSpeed_Knots 66.00 Reported_Date 1/19/2005 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng