MARYLAND

• BOTTOM CONTACTModerate
  Dec 21, 2014La Prairie, QC, QUEBEC (QC)

  On 21 December 2014, the bulk carrier "ZIEMIA CIESZYNSKA" sustained a steering gear failure while transiting in the St. Lawrence seaway’s south shore canal and made bottom contact on each side of the canal. The vessel regained control of steering and proceeded to Montréal, QC for an inspection.

• SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.Serious
  Mar 19, 200232 NM NORTH OF MAGDELAINE ISLANDS, QUEBEC (QC)

  On 18 March 2002, the Lake Carling loaded a cargo of iron ore pellets at berth No. 2, Sept-Îles, Quebec, and departed the same day bound for Point Lisas, Trinidad. The next morning during scheduled rounds it was discovered that No. 4 hold was taking on water. Further inspection revealed that a six-metre fracture had developed on the port side shell. Sea ice thwarted attempts to keep a collision mat in place to stem water ingress and the bilge pumps were unable to keep up. Additional pumps were brought on board from a Canadian Coast Guard vessel tasked to the area and these were sufficient to stabilize the situation. On 21 March 2002, the salvage tug Ryan Leet arrived on the scene. With the help of more powerful pumps and with the fracture partially plugged from the exterior, No. 4 hold was pumped dry. The vessel made its way to the protected waters of the Baie de Gaspé where more caulking work was done in way of the fracture. On 26 March 2002, the vessel weighed anchor for Québec, Quebec, for permanent repairs.

• STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
  Nov 20, 2000PIER UGGM, OUTER CORNER, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO (ON)

  While manoeuvring, with tug assistance, at UGGM grain elevator dock, Thunder Bay, Ont. on 20 Nov 2000, the "LAKE CARLING" struck the outer corner of the pier. The vessel sustained some minor damage.

• STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
  Jun 1, 1999ST-LAMBERT LOCK - SEAWAY, QUEBEC

  Vessel struck seaway structure and seaway small boat while making downbound approach to St-Lambert lock. No damage to vessel. Minor damages to seaway property.

• STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
  Oct 27, 1997ST.LAMBERT LOCK, MONTREAL, QUEBEC

  Vessel sheered to port and struck the bullnose wall at St. Lambert Lock.

• RISK OF STRIKING (near allision) - Risk of allision with a fixed object (striking - includes vessels)Minor
  Jun 4, 1994PORT OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC

  THIS V/L REPORTS "HOLCK LARSEN" CROSSED BOW WHILE IT WAS ANCHORING Note: formerly OccNo : 1300-5-94

• GROUNDING - Under power (non-intentional)Serious
  Sep 22, 1993MILE 10.55, ABOVE BRIDGE 11, WELLAND CANAL

  After clearing Bridge 11 during an upbound transit of the Welland Canal, Ontario, at night and in thick fog, the "ZIEMIA CIESZYNSKA" veered to starboard and grounded on the western bank. The vessel was under the conduct of a pilot. Soon after, she was refloated, unassisted, and proceeded, under her own power, to a lay-over berth in the canal. The vessel sustained considerable damage to the forward underwater area. There was neither pollution nor injury as a result of this occurrence. The Board determined that the "ZIEMIA CIESZYNSKA" grounded because the pilot, while disorientated, made an unexpected and erroneous alteration of course. The sudden formation of advection fog and the fact that there was no continuous exchange of information between the pilot and the master also contributed to the grounding.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Bulker · summer draught 5.8 m · 35.3 t per cm immersion

Estimate only — modelled from deadweight (deadweight regression) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.

density DWT/GT=1.50 is consistent with declared bulker

Declared type is consistent with the class implied by the vessel’s size signals. Inferred via our shared size-based classifier.