Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 840229 (MARGARET'S JUSTICE). 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 13 April 2020, the ferry "MARGARET'S JUSTICE" reported that a vehicle had driven onto the ferry and then off the opposite end of the vessel and into the water at the ferry dock in Westport, NS. The crew rescued 1 person from the water. The body of a second person was recovered from the vehicle by divers the following day.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named MARGARET'S JUSTICE, with the official number 840229, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the FERRY category, experienced PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship. The incident occurred on 4/13/2020 , near Westport Ferry Ramp, Westport, NS, , Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 2016 by A.F. THERIAULT & SON LIMITED, has a length of 34 meters, a width of 13 meters, and a gross tonnage of 295. There were 0 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship. The departure and destination port were , and the weather condition at the time of the incident was Unknown.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 4/14/2020 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName MARGARET'S JUSTICE IMO OfficialNo 840229 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng FERRY VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER/VEHICLE CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Digby and Weymouth Length_Meters 34 Width_Meters 13 GrossTonnage 295 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 2016 VesselBuilderName A.F. THERIAULT & SON LIMITED OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 0 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 0 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 1 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 1 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - Boarding, being on board, falling overboard from the ship TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/13/2020 ProvinceDisplayEng NOVA SCOTIA (NS) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng No PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 44.26566667 Longitude 066.34766667 NearestLocationDescription Westport Ferry Ramp, Westport, NS WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng Unknown WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 4/14/2020 TotalDeaths 1 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 1 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng