Patrice McAllister (1999)

For other ships with the same name, see Patrice McAllister (1919).

Patrice McAllister

300px Patrice McCallister after being towed to harbor by another McCallister tug—note the scorched plates on the bridge.
History
Owner:	McAllister Towing and Transportation
Builder:	C & G Boat Works
Yard number:	35
Launched:	1999
Identification:	IMO Number: 9215799
General characteristics
Type:	Tugboat
Tonnage:	149 GT 108 NT
Length:	105.2 ft (32.1 m)
Beam:	34 ft (10 m)
Depth:	15.2 ft (4.6 m)

Patrice McAllister is a US flagged tugboat operated by McAllister Towing of New York, LLC. The vessel caught fire in Canadian waters, near Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, while travelling from Toledo, Ohio,en route to Staten Island, NY, 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. CCGS Cape Hearne and Canadian and American helicopters and aircraft were deployed to help rescue the crew. The vessel remained adrift after the crew were evacuated. A towboat from Clayton, New York salvaged the vessel and towed her to Clayton.

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