Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 826946 (FRONTENAC HOWE ISLANDER). 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: On 05 August, at 0000 while crossing Bateau Channel, St.Lawrence River, the drive cable of the cable ferry "FRONTENAC HOWE ISLANDER" broke. The ferry was pulled to the main dock using a shoreside vehicle.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named FRONTENAC HOWE ISLANDER, with the official number 826946, was involved in an incident (Incident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the SERVICE SHIP category, experienced TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM. The incident occurred on 8/5/2005 1, near BATEAU CHANNEL, ST.LAWRENCE RIVER, Kingston, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2004 by HEDDLE MARINE SERVICES INC., has a length of 30 meters, a width of 10 meters, and a gross tonnage of 130. 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 Kingston, 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 8/16/2005 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName FRONTENAC HOWE ISLANDER IMO OfficialNo 826946 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SERVICE SHIP VesselSubTypeDisplayEng CABLE SHIP CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Kingston Length_Meters 30 Width_Meters 10 GrossTonnage 130 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng CABLE HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 2004 VesselBuilderName HEDDLE MARINE SERVICES INC. OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 2 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 4 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng AUSTRALIA DeparturePortDisplayEng Kingston Departure_Date 8/5/2005 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng Kingston Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEM TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/5/2005 1 ProvinceDisplayEng ONTARIO (ON) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 44.275 Longitude 76.32916667 NearestLocationDescription BATEAU CHANNEL, ST.LAWRENCE RIVER WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 4.00 Reported_Date 8/16/2005 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng