Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for R-104 (RONALD H. BROWN). 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: Research vessel grounded and ruptured port side fuel tank. Hole plugged and remaining fuel was transferred to another ballast tank. Vessel was able to proceed under own power to Sainty Point escorted by the "GORDON REID". Minimal pollution.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named RONALD H. BROWN, with the official number R-104, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the SURVEY/RESEARCH category, experienced GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional). The incident occurred on 4/23/2000 , near HEWITT ROCK, HIEKISH NARROWS, B.C., Seattle, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1997 by , has a length of 0 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 3180. There were 30 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 Seattle, 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 . The incident was reported on 5/16/2000 , and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName RONALD H. BROWN IMO 9105786 OfficialNo R-104 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SURVEY/RESEARCH VesselSubTypeDisplayEng OCEANOGRAPHIC/HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY CallSign WTEC VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 0 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 3180 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt 1997 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng MINOR AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 30 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 30 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Seattle Departure_Date 4/21/2000 DestinationPortDisplayEng Seattle Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Other tank - not listed VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional) TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 4/23/2000 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng Yes Latitude 52.8706302980969 Longitude 128.490327200679 NearestLocationDescription HEWITT ROCK, HIEKISH NARROWS, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection E WindSpeed_Knots 6.00 Reported_Date 5/16/2000 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng