The cruise ship Yorktown ran aground in Detroit River, carrying 100 passengers on board. The accident happened near West Jefferson Avenue in Ecorse. The ship was on 8-day trip to Canada with 100 passengers and 26 crew members, when due to the low tide and officer’s mistake hit a sand bank and ran aground. The distress signal was sent to the port authority, which send tug boat, to help in the salvage operations. The vessel was successfully re-floated and headed to Detroit for survey and inspection. The hull has no serious damages and the cruise ship Yorktown continued its voyage to Canada passing through Cleveland, Montreal and reaching Quebec City. During the accident there were no injured people and no water pollution in Detroit River. The local port authorities are investigating the reason for the accident and might head accuse to the shipowner and fine it, for the grounding.
The cruise ship Yorktown (IMO: 8949472) was built in the USA shipyard First Coast Shipbuilding in 1988. The vessel has classic design and really nice interior, prefered for river cruises from many people. The cruise ship Yorktown has length of 68.00 m, beam of 12.00 m and maximum draft of 3.00 m. The summer deadweight of the vessel is 959 DWT and the gross tonnage is 2,354 GRT. The ship is owned and operated by the New York company Explorer Maritime Cruises.