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Patrice McAllister (1999)

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Patrice McAllister
Patrice McCallister after being towed to harbor by another McCallister tug—note the scorched plates on the bridge.
History
NamePatrice McAllister
OwnerMcAllister Towing and Transportation
BuilderC & G Boat Works
Yard number35
Launched1999
Identification
General characteristics
TypeTugboat
Tonnage
Length105.2 ft (32.1 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Depth15.2 ft (4.6 m)

Patrice McAllister is a US-flagged tugboat operated by McAllister Towing of New York, LLC.[1][2] The vessel caught fire in Canadian waters, near Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, while travelling from Toledo, Ohio, en route to Staten Island, New York, on 27 March 2012. The Canadian Coast Guard rescued all six crew members, but her chief engineer died the next day. All of her crew were US citizens.[3][4] CCGS Cape Hearne and Canadian and American helicopters and aircraft were deployed to help rescue the crew.[5] The vessel remained adrift after the crew were evacuated. A towboat from Clayton, New York salvaged the vessel and towed her to Clayton.[6]

McAllister had operated an earlier vessel of the same name which sank off the coast of New Jersey in 1976.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. tugboat sailor dies in Toronto hospital". Toronto Star. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Tugboat fire on Lake Ontario injures 6 crew members". CBC News. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Tugboat fire Tuesday results in death of a crew member". Watertown Daily Times. 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Tugboat Fire on Lake Ontario – Helicopter Medivacs Crewmember". Marine Link (Press release). 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
  5. ^ Lee, Jaegun (28 March 2012). "Burned tugboat towed to Clayton". Watertown Daily Times.
  6. ^ "The Patrice McAllister Shipwreck". Aqua explorers. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.