Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for HK0356 (FEDERAL BERGEN). 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: The Federal Bergen was en route from Duluth, Minnesota, USA, to Montreal, Quebec, with a Canadian pilot on board. While navigating at night and in good visibility, the vessel's course was erroneously altered off Bradford Point Light "71" in the St. Lawrence River, east of Morrisburg. The officer of the watch detected the navigational error and informed the pilot. The pilot investigated the officer's concern and effected remedial measures but it was too late, and the vessel struck Weaver Shoal light structure "68".
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named FEDERAL BERGEN, with the official number HK0356, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CHINA (HONG KONG S.A.R) and belonging to the CARGO - SOLID category, experienced STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The incident occurred on 12/12/1998, near ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY, OFF MORRISBURG, ONTARIO, Duluth, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1984 by , has a length of 181 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 16983. There were 21 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels). The departure and destination port were Duluth, 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 10/12/2000, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName FEDERAL BERGEN IMO OfficialNo HK0356 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng CARGO - SOLID VesselSubTypeDisplayEng BULK CARRIER CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CHINA (HONG KONG S.A.R) PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Hong Kong Length_Meters 181 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 16983 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1984 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 21 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 6 TotalPeopleOnBoard 28 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Duluth Departure_Date 12/7/1998 DestinationPortDisplayEng Duluth Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HOLED HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng PORT OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 12/12/1998 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng No DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 44.90000000 Longitude 75.18333333 NearestLocationDescription ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY, OFF MORRISBURG, ONTARIO WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection SW WindSpeed_Knots 6.00 Reported_Date 10/12/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng