A cargo ship carrying scrap metal ran aground and shipping lanes have been restored
At around 6:40 p.m. local time on August 22, the Dutch freighter Heemskerkgraacht experienced engine failure while veering into a channel in the St. Lawrence Seaway and ran aground in the Karnahuac region near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, causing a partial blockage of the voyage.
Eric Esclamadon, deputy director of the Canadian Coast Guard's Marine Environmental Response team, said the vessel moved downstream after losing power. It struck a dike on the south side of the canal, then ran aground on the north side, blocking navigation in that direction, and navigation in the South Bank canal was suspended with 14 ships at anchor.
On August 24, the Canadian Coast Guard reported that two tugboats, Ocean Pierre Julien and Ocean Intrepide, performed salvage operations and freed Heemskerkgraacht. The boat was refloated and towed to the dock for inspection.
Heemskerkgraacht (IMO9443669,MMS244010871), 139 meters long, 22 meters wide and 8 meters draft, is a general purpose freighter built in 2009. According to the original sailing schedule, the ship is expected to arrive in the Spanish port of Huelva on September 2.
Eric Esclamadon, deputy director of the Canadian Coast Guard's Marine Environmental Response team, said the vessel moved downstream after losing power. It struck a dike on the south side of the canal, then ran aground on the north side, blocking navigation in that direction, and navigation in the South Bank canal was suspended with 14 ships at anchor.
On August 24, the Canadian Coast Guard reported that two tugboats, Ocean Pierre Julien and Ocean Intrepide, performed salvage operations and freed Heemskerkgraacht. The boat was refloated and towed to the dock for inspection.
Heemskerkgraacht (IMO9443669,MMS244010871), 139 meters long, 22 meters wide and 8 meters draft, is a general purpose freighter built in 2009. According to the original sailing schedule, the ship is expected to arrive in the Spanish port of Huelva on September 2.
