CACOUNA

Registry and Rig Information

Name CACOUNA
Registry CANADA
Official Number 313980
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 194.42
Width 36.00
Depth 15.50
Gross Tonnage 1092.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00091

Vessel History

History As LORNA P.: Suffered hull damage through ranging alongside wharf at Seven Islands, December 22, 1973.Suffered fire outside chief officer's cabin at Sorel, P.Q., on February 6, 1974; reportedly caused by sparks from a welder's torch.
Stranded at Bar Harbor, ME, about May 13, 1974; cargo discharged into tank trucks/barge, gotten off and dry docked at Boston on May 23; bottom shell plating forward was holed and indented.
Disposition Sank on December 1, 1974, about twenty-four miles southwest of Charlevoix, MI; no lives lost. Speculated that steel cargo shifted, causing her to list to starboard and take on water. Registry closed December 30, 1974.

Build Information

Builder Davie, George T. & Sons, Ltd.
Place Built Lauzon, P.Q.
Date Built 1964-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
LORNA P.1972-00-001974-00-00CANADA313980
JENNIFER1974-00-00CANADA313980

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Polaris Shipping, Ltd.1964-00-001966-00-00CANADA313980
Canadian Vickers, Ltd.1966-00-00CANADA313980
Marc Carriere, Ltdee.1971-00-00CANADA313980
Messagerie Cotieres, Ltdee.1971-00-001972-00-00CANADA313980
Prilam Shipping, Ltd.1972-00-001974-00-00CANADA313980
Matthew Shipping Co., Ltd.1974-00-00CANADA313980