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Minnesota News
Anna Haecherl

Several injured after Duluth sightseeing boat Vista Star crashes into breakwater

A tender from Viking Octantis rests next to a Vista Fleet vessel
A tender from Viking Octantis rests next to a Vista Fleet vessel behind the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center in the Duluth Superior Harbor in 2022. One person was injured Saturday night after the Vista Star, a sightseeing cruise on Lake Superior operated by Vista Fleet, ran into a breakwater Saturday night.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News 2022

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Several people were injured after the Vista Star, a boat offering sightseeing cruises on Lake Superior, ran into a breakwater near Duluth on Saturday night.

The 92-foot, three-deck vessel struck the barrier — built to protect shorelines from waves — in the Wisconsin Entry, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff’s office, U.S. Coast Guard, Duluth Fire Department and St. Louis County Rescue Squad responded to the call and found the Vista Star tilted to one side and in 5-foot waves.

The crew of the Vista Star was able to later maneuver the vessel off of the breakwater. Responders to the crash escorted the vessel several miles back to the Minnesota Slip where it was docked. The Vista Star was able to make it under its own power.

Eighty-four people were on board at the time of the crash, according to the sheriff’s office. One person suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. Several other people were assessed for minor injuries after the vessel returned to the Minnesota Slip.

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.