Flying Phantom
sunken vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Flying Phantom
- IMO number
- 8011770
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- sunken vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 287
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 38 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1981
- Builder
- Ferguson Marine
- Registered owner
- Clyde Shipping Company
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
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?
- Flying Phantom has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Flying Phantom?
- Flying Phantom is a sunken vessel, built in 1981 by Ferguson Marine. The vessel is 38 m long and has a gross tonnage of 287.
- Who owns Flying Phantom?
- Flying Phantom is registered to Clyde Shipping Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Flying Phantom been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Flying Phantom appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).