Warning : We found Canadian Marine Accident records for 820287 (SEAFLIGHT I). 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 Canadian-registered passenger hydrofoil Seaflight I, with eight passengers on board, was travelling up the lower Niagara River. Near the Youngstown Yacht Club mooring area, the vessel's rudder swung, uncommanded, hard to port. Despite attempts to regain steering control, the vessel veered to port and struck four pleasure craft moored off-shore. The Seaflight I was not damaged; however, one pleasure craft was sunk. No one was injured and there was no pollution.
The Canadian Marine Accident records indicate that the ship named SEAFLIGHT I, with the official number 820287, was involved in an incident (). The vessel, registered in CANADA and belonging to the PASSENGER category, experienced Non-Reportable/Voluntary. The incident occurred on 8/29/1998 , near NIAGARA RIVER, U.S.A., Toronto, Nova Scotia.
The ship, built in 1996 by VOLGA SHIPYARD, has a length of 30 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a gross tonnage of 145. There were 5 crew members on board, and any injuries or casualties would be reported in the table below. The incident was classified as Non-Reportable/Voluntary. The departure and destination port were Toronto, and the weather condition at the time of the incident was CLEAR.
The ship's hull is made of ALUMINUM, and it was propelled by a PROPELLER. The incident was reported on 9/4/1998 7, and any missing individuals would be reported below.
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VesselName SEAFLIGHT I IMO OfficialNo 820287 VRN MMSI VesselTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER VesselSubTypeDisplayEng PASSENGER ONLY CallSign VesselFlagDisplayEng CANADA PortOfRegistryDisplayEng Toronto Length_Meters 30 Width_Meters 6 GrossTonnage 145 PropulsionTypeDisplayEng PROPELLER HullMaterialDisplayEng ALUMINUM YearBuilt 1996 VesselBuilderName VOLGA SHIPYARD OccTypeDisplayEng SeaPollutionDegreeDisplayEng AirPollutionDisplayEng NumberOfCrew 5 NumberOfEvacuated 0 NumberOfGuest 0 TotalPeopleOnBoard 13 TotalVesselMinorInjuries 0 TotalVesselSeriousInjuries 0 TotalVesselDeaths 0 TotalVesselPeopleInTheWater 0 DepartureLocationTypeDisplayEng Port DepartureCountryDisplayEng CANADA DeparturePortDisplayEng Toronto Departure_Date 8/29/1998 DestinationPortDisplayEng Toronto Speed_Knots ActivityCategoryDisplayEng CARRIAGE OF PEOPLE VesselDamageLocationDisplayEng VesselDamageDegreeDisplayEng HIN AccIncTypeDisplayEng Non-Reportable/Voluntary TotalVesselMissingIndividuals 0 DestinationLocationTypeDisplayEng Port VesselDamageLocationCategoryDisplayEng OccClassDisplayEng CLASS 3 Occurence_Date 8/29/1998 ProvinceDisplayEng InjuriesIND_DisplayEng Yes SearchAndRescueIND_DisplayEng Yes DamageIND_DisplayEng Yes PollutionIND_DisplayEng No Latitude 43.24500000 Longitude 79.05333333 NearestLocationDescription NIAGARA RIVER, U.S.A. WeatherFactorEnum_DisplayEng FatigueContFactorEnum_DisplayEng ReportSourceeDisplayEng LightConditionDisplayEng Day WeatherConditionDisplayEng CLEAR WindDirection NNW WindSpeed_Knots 10.00 Reported_Date 9/4/1998 7 TotalDeaths 0 TotalMinorInjuries 0 TotalSeriousInjuries 0 TotalPeopleInTheWater 0 TotalMissingIndividuals 0 OtherStateInvestigatingDisplayEng