Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for PEM508 (VIKING SAGA). 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: Tour boat taking on water, pumps not working. Mayday relay. Sea & air resources tasked.Two pob abandoned to their liferaft and were rescued by the L/L "John & Vincent". Vessel sank to gunwales. Later recovered.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named VIKING SAGA, with the official number PEM508, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the SAILING VESSEL category, experienced SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The incident occurred on 8/28/1997 , near 2 CABLES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF CAPE BAULD, NF, NODDY BAY, NF, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1995 by , has a length of 13 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a gross tonnage of 13. There were 2 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline). The departure and destination port were NODDY BAY, NF, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of WOOD, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 8/29/1997 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName VIKING SAGA IMO OfficialNo PEM508 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SAILING VESSEL VesselSubTypeDisplayEng UNKNOWN CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Saint (St) John's Length_Meters 13 Width_Meters 4 GrossTonnage 13 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng WOOD YearBuilt 1995 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 2 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 2 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng NODDY BAY, NF Departure_Date 8/28/1997 DestinationPortDisplayEng NODDY BAY, NF Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Engine room VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SANK - Founders (taking on water above the waterline) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 8/28/1997 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 51.64611111 Longitude 55.41166667 NearestLocationDescription 2 CABLES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF CAPE BAULD, NF WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection WindSpeed_Knots Reported_Date 8/29/1997 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng