Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 8855 (ISLAND GEM). 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: VSL SUSTAINED ICE DAMAGE WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH CABOT STRAIT Note: formerly OccNo : 9708-5-90
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named ISLAND GEM, with the official number 8855, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in GREECE and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The incident occurred on 3/7/1990 1, near 30 NM NNE OF SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, N.S., DARROW, LOUISIANA, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1984 by , has a length of 178 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 17065. There were 18 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The departure and destination port were DARROW, LOUISIANA, 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 3/30/1990 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName ISLAND GEM IMO OfficialNo 8855 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign SVRS VesselFlagDisplayEng GREECE PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Piraeus Length_Meters 178 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 17065 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1984 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 18 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 18 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng DARROW, LOUISIANA Departure_Date DestinationPortDisplayEng DARROW, LOUISIANA Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng UNKNOWN HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc. TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Ship General OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 3/7/1990 1 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 47.65000000 Longitude 59.88333333 NearestLocationDescription 30 NM NNE OF SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON ISLAND, N.S. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 3/30/1990 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng