''Patrice McAllister'' is a
US-flagged
tugboat operated by
McAllister Towing of New York, LLC.
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The vessel caught fire in Canadian waters, near
Kingston, Ontario, on
Lake Ontario, while travelling from
Toledo, Ohio, en route to
Staten Island
Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...
, 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.
and Canadian and American helicopters and aircraft were deployed to help rescue the crew.
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The vessel remained adrift after the crew were evacuated. A towboat from
Clayton, New York salvaged the vessel and towed her to Clayton.
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McAllister had operated an earlier vessel of the
same name which sank off the coast of
New Jersey in 1976.
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References
{{2012 shipwrecks
1977 ships
Maritime incidents in 2012
2012 disasters in Canada
Tugboats of the United States