Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for WN5022RG (SUN BOY - WN5022RG). 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 tug Jose Narvaez was outbound from Vancouver harbour, at night, towing the coal-laden barge Texada B.C. on a 274 m cable towline. The operator of the pleasure craft Sunboy did not realize that they were approaching a tug/tow combination and passed between the tug and the barge. The propellers of the Sunboy became fouled in the towline, and the pleasure craft was struck by the on-coming barge, and capsized. As a result, some people were thrown into the water and others were trapped within the vessel's enclosed spaces. Of the 14 people who had been on board the Sunboy, nine were rescued and survived, four drowned and one remains missing and is presumed drowned.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named SUN BOY - WN5022RG, with the official number WN5022RG, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in UNITED STATES - US and belonging to the Ships Boat category, experienced COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The incident occurred on 8/7/1999 1, near 1.5 M SE OF PT ATKINSON, VANCOUVER HARBOUR, FISHERMAN'S COVE, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1997 by , has a length of 13 meters, a width of 0 meters, and a gross tonnage of 17. There were 1 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object. The departure and destination port were FISHERMAN'S COVE, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was OVERCAST.
The ship's hull is made of FABRIC/GRP, and it was propelled by a . The incident was reported on 11/25/1999, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName SUN BOY - WN5022RG IMO OfficialNo WN5022RG VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng Ships Boat VesselSubTypeDisplayEng Recreational Craft CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng UNITED STATES - US PortOfRegistryDisplayEng BELLEVUE Length_Meters 13 Width_Meters 0 GrossTonnage 17 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng HullMaterialDisplayEng FABRIC/GRP YearBuilt 1997 VesselBuilderName OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng NONE AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 1 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 13 TotalPeopleOnBoard 14 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 4 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng FISHERMAN'S COVE Departure_Date 8/7/1999 1 DestinationPortDisplayEng FISHERMAN'S COVE Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng NOT ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng Deck house VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng MAJOR HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng COLLISION - With another vessel or other floating object TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 1 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng Hull OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 2 Occurence_Date 8/7/1999 1 ProvinceDisplayEng BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 49.31666667 Longitude 123.23333333 NearestLocationDescription 1.5 M SE OF PT ATKINSON, VANCOUVER HARBOUR WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Night WeatherConditionDisplayEng OVERCAST WindDirection SE WindSpeed_Knots 15.00 Reported_Date 11/25/1999 TotalDeaths 4 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 1 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng