Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 830819 (KUPER). 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 January 2008, the passenger ferry "KUPER" reported a failure of one of its two propeller drivers, while enroute in Stuart Channel, B.C. The ferry was assisted by a tug until the propeller driver was repaired.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named KUPER, with the official number 830819, 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 1/5/2008 1, near STUART CHANNEL, B.C., KUPER ISLAND, B.C., Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2006 by ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS LTD., has a length of 50 meters, a width of 16 meters, and a gross tonnage of 537. There were 5 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 KUPER ISLAND, B.C., and the weather condition at the time of the incident was RAIN.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 1/7/2008 1, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName KUPER IMO 9029267 OfficialNo 830819 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FERRY VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Victoria Length_Meters 50 Width_Meters 16 GrossTonnage 537 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 2006 VesselBuilderName ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS LTD. OccTypeDisplayEng Incident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 17 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng KUPER ISLAND, B.C. Departure_Date 1/5/2008 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng KUPER ISLAND, B.C. 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 1/5/2008 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 48.94333333 Longitude 123.70166667 NearestLocationDescription STUART CHANNEL, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng RAIN WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 25.00 Reported_Date 1/7/2008 1 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng