Flying Phantom
Tug · built 1981
In short
Flying Phantom (Tug) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1981
- Gross tonnage
- 287
- Size (length × beam)
- 38 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- Flying Phantom
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8011770
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Tug
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 287
- Length overall
- 38 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1981
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Clyde Shipping Company(Former)Source: Wikidata · 1981–1994 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About Flying Phantom
Flying Phantom was a tug built in 1981 for the Clyde Shipping Company and based in Greenock in Scotland. As a consequence of business takeovers and mergers, by 2001 she was owned by Svitzer Marine Ltd of Middlesbrough, though still based on the Clyde. She sank in the River Clyde at Clydebank on 19 December 2007, with the loss of Stephen Humphreys (captain), Robert Cameron (engineer) and Eric Blackley (deckhand) with only Brian Aitchison (mate) surviving. She was one of three tugs assisting the bulk carrier Red Jasmine. On the night of the accident, there was extremely poor visibility, due to heavy fog. Following the incident the Marine Accident Investigation Branch carried out a full investigation on the accident, and their report was published in September 2008.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Flying Phantom now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Flying Phantom in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Flying Phantom?
- Flying Phantom is a tug, built in 1981 by Ferguson Marine. The vessel is 38 m long and has a gross tonnage of 287.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Flying Phantom?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Flying Phantom from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Flying Phantom. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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