Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 8908868 (FOSSNES). 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 18 October 2000, the Norwegian bulk carrier Fossnes was steaming up the St. Lawrence River bound for Sarnia, Ontario, in fair weather and under the conduct of a pilot.
Shortly before noon, the helmsman advised the officer of the watch that the helm was not responding. The rudder was immobilized to starboard. Full astern was ordered, and both anchors were dropped. The vessel maintained its headway and ran aground shortly thereafter off Cap Martin.
That evening, the vessel was refloated with the assistance of a tug. The Fossnes continued on its voyage and docked in the port of Québec. An inspection of the hull revealed that one of the ballast tanks was holed. The occurrence did not result in pollution.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named FOSSNES, with the official number 8908868, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in NORWAY and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 10/18/2000, near CAP MARTIN, ST JOSEPH DE LA RIVE, QUEBEC, Sagunto, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1995 by , has a length of 149 meters, a width of 23 meters, and a gross tonnage of 11542. There were 19 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The departure and destination port were Sagunto, 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 10/23/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName FOSSNES IMO 8908868 OfficialNo 8908868 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign LAWW4 VesselFlagDisplayEng NORWAY PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Bergen Length_Meters 149 Width_Meters 23 GrossTonnage 11542 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1995 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 19 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 20 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng SPAIN DeparturePortDisplayEng Sagunto Departure_Date 10/7/2000 DestinationPortDisplayEng Sagunto Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF GOODS VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng BOTTOM - DOUBLE OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 10/18/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng QUEBEC (QC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Unknown Latitude 47.46333333 Longitude 70.29833333 NearestLocationDescription CAP MARTIN, ST JOSEPH DE LA RIVE, QUEBEC WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Unknown WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots 5.00 Reported_Date 10/23/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng