The owner of a cruise ship which crashed on Lake Simcoe over the weekend blames a mechanical issue on board for the incident.

A total of 12 people suffered injuries when the Serendipity Princess ran into a dock on Barrie’s Kempenfelt Bay as it was slowing down to come to a stop.

The ship’s owner said the problem was traced back to a faulty cable inside the ship’s mechanical system.

The vessel was expected to be back in operation on Wednesday.