Self Discharging Bulk Carrier🇨🇦 CanadaActive

SAGINAW

Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in 1953

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IMO: 5173876
MMSI: 316004950
Call Sign: VYA2010

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

14,066GT

Deadweight

19,377DWT

Length Overall

193.01m

Beam

21.95m

Draught

6.7m

Year Built

1953

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreHigh

58/ 100

Safety38

Compliance95

Environment38

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - In contact with any part of the ship or its contentsSerious
Dec 14, 2025Sombra, ONTARIO (ON)
On 14 December 2025, the bulk carrier "SAGINAW" reported that a crew member was injured during cargo operations in Sombra, ON. The injured crew member was transported to a hospital by ambulance.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Oct 2, 2025Harbor Beach, MI, USA, Outside Provincial Boundaries
On 02 October 2025, the self-discharging bulk carrier "SAGINAW", with 22 people on board, reported that the repair previously conducted on the steering system failed while transiting downbound on Lake Huron off Harbor Beach, MI, USA. The vessel proceeded to Sarnia, ON for the crew to perform the repairs then the vessel resumed its voyage. (See also M25C0262.)
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Sep 29, 2025Sterling Fuels dock, ON, ONTARIO (ON)
On 29 September 2025, the self-discharging bulk carrier "SAGINAW", with 22 people on board, reported a failure of its steering gear while unberthing from the Sterling Fuels dock in Windsor, ON. The crew carried out repairs, then the vessel resumed its operations.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Aug 11, 2025Cockburn Island, ON, Outside Provincial Boundaries
On 11 August 2025, the self-discharging bulk carrier "SAGINAW", with 24 people on board, reported having sustained a total loss of power while transiting upbound on the Lake Huron. The crew regained power and the vessel proceeded towards the Sydney Smith dock in Sarnia, ON where the crew performed repairs.
BOTTOM CONTACTSerious
Nov 23, 2022Sombra, ONTARIO (ON)
On 23 November 2022, the self-unloading bulk carrier "SAGINAW" reported having a crew member who had sustained a serious injury while the vessel was alongside in Sombra, ON. The crew member was disembarked and sent to the hospital.
FIREModerate
Jun 24, 2022Windsor, ONTARIO (ON)
On 24 June 2022, the bulk carrier "SAGINAW" reported having issues with overheating equipment and fixed firefighting appliances were used in Lake St. Clair off Windsor, ON. The crew carried out repairs and the vessel continued its voyage.
PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED - In contact with any part of the ship or its contentsSerious
May 31, 2022Thunder bay, ONTARIO (ON)
On 31 May 2022, the bulk carrier "SAGINAW" reported that one of its crew members had sustained a serious injury while preparing the vessel for its upcoming berthing in Thunder Bay, ON. The crew member was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
STRIKING - Allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels)Serious
Nov 20, 2021Goderich, ONTARIO (ON)
On 20 November 2021, the bulk carrier "SAGINAW", while leave the port assisted by a tug, reported having struck the berthed bulk carrier "FEDERAL EMS" in Goderich, ON. Minor damages to the "FEDERAL EMS" were reported.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

70/100

Elevated riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Multiple adverse factors, or a hard ship-specific signal, lift this hull above the fleet norm.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

Dark-fleet signalno data

Hull age100

Flag register25

A coverage-weighted blend of the 2 components we could read for this hull — the weights renormalise over only the components present, so a thin read is never inflated and a hull is never credited a “safe 0” for a signal it has no row for. This headline is flagged low-confidence (a thin or structural-only read) and should not be treated as a verdict. Higher means riskier. Derived in-house from government-open port-State-control, flag, sanctions and our own vessel data; weight it by the coverage above.

Estimated

Capacity & Classification

Cargo capacity at draughtHigh confidence

~19,377t at summer draught

Bulker · summer draught 6.7 m · 36.4 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

4.69 m~12,056 t

5.03 m~13,276 t

5.36 m~14,496 t

5.7 m~15,716 t

6.03 m~16,937 t

6.37 m~18,157 t

6.7 m~19,377 t

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

Type classification

Declared

Bulker

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Inferred from size

Bulker

density DWT/GT=1.38 is consistent with declared bulker

DWT/GT 1.38Beam/LOA 0.114Declared type: Self Discharging Bulk Carrier

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

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