. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁F erm ont ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁James ▁R ▁Pe ck ▁of ▁Et ow ah , ▁Tennessee , ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁non ▁officially ▁Mon ▁Am i . ▁She ▁was ▁registered ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁as ▁a ▁cargo . ▁A ▁char ter ▁to ▁carry ▁motor ▁cars ▁to ▁H ait i ▁fell ▁through ▁when ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Government ▁placed ▁an ▁embargo ▁on ▁exports ▁to ▁H ait i . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁det ained ▁by ▁Canadian ▁authorities ▁as ▁the ▁de emed ▁the ▁vessel ▁un se aw orth y . ▁Despite ▁the ▁arrest , ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁re - register ed ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁pleasure ▁craft ▁and ▁Mon ▁Am i ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Sor el , ▁Quebec ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁alleg edly ▁under ▁the ▁Pan aman ian ▁Flag . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁two ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁one ▁Canadian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁vessel . ▁Her ▁owner ▁pulled ▁a ▁kn ife ▁on ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁who ▁had ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁over power ed . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁months ' ▁imprison ment , ▁claim ing ▁in ▁his ▁defence ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁pir ates . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁a ▁fort night ▁later ▁after ▁a ▁C $ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁fine ▁was ▁paid ▁and ▁b