Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for WBE8414 (POLAR BEAR). 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 U.S. registered landing craft "POLAR BEAR" lost it's bow ramp in heavy weather.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named POLAR BEAR, with the official number WBE8414, was involved in an incident (Accident). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the SERVICE SHIP category, experienced SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.. The incident occurred on 12/14/2002, near SEYMOUR INLET, CHARLOTTE SOUND, B.C., Homer, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in by , has a length of 37 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 77. There were 4 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 Homer, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was FOG.
The ship's hull is made of STEEL, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 12/17/2002, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName POLAR BEAR IMO OfficialNo WBE8414 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng SERVICE SHIP VesselSubTypeDisplayEng COASTGUARD DUTIES (INCL. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT) CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Length_Meters 37 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 77 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng STEEL YearBuilt VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng Accident SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 4 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 5 TotalVesselMinorInjuries TotalVesselSeriousInjuries TotalVesselDeaths TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US DeparturePortDisplayEng Homer Departure_Date 12/7/2002 DestinationPortDisplayEng Homer Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng SERVICE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Bow & stem sections, forebody bulkheads VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc. TotalVesselMissingIndividuals DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 5 Occurence_Date 12/14/2002 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Unknown DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 51.10000000 Longitude 127.50000000 NearestLocationDescription SEYMOUR INLET, CHARLOTTE SOUND, B.C. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng Yes FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng FOG WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 60.00 Reported_Date 12/17/2002 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng