on 11 august 2001, while traveling through the welland canal, "windoc" was hit by bridge 11 in allanburg, ontario. the accident caused minor damage to the vertical lift bridge, and destroyed the ship's wheelhouse and funnel. the vessel caught fire, and was later declared a constructive total loss, but there were no reported injuries, no damage to the $6-$8 million cargo, and no pollution to the waterway. the marine investigation report concluded "it is likely that the [vertical lift bridge] operator's performance was impaired while the bridge span was lowered onto the windoc." the accident was captured on amateur video.