On 9/12/1995 , the vessel SIMCOE ISLANDER (Official Number 319334) was involved in a capsizes in BETWEEN SIMCOE AND WOLFE ISLANDS, ONTARIO,.

The vessel, with 1 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. Fortunately, the ship was able to continue its voyage. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and there was minor pollution.

This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 2/27/1997 . Weather at the time was reported as clear with winds from the SW at 8.09 knots.

On the morning of 12 September 1995, the "SIMCOE ISLANDER" suddenly capsized while transporting a road vehicle loaded with large limestone rocks. The accident occurred in fair weather conditions when the cable ferry was approximately halfway across Boat Channel, proceeding from Wolfe Island to Simcoe Island. In the capsizing, the ferry operator fell overboard and the truck driver was carried to the channel bottom inside the cab of the discharged vehicle. Both persons surfaced and reboarded the overturned ferry, and were subsequently taken to Simcoe Island by a small pleasure craft.

The Board determined that the cable ferry "SIMCOE ISLANDER", which was heeled slightly to starboard and trimmed by the stern on departure, capsized because longitudinal and transverse stability were lost when the vehicle loaded on deck shifted. The initial backward movement of the truck was induced by the ferry motion and poor frictional contact between the vehicle's worn tires and the sloping wet surface of the wooden deck sheathing, and was