The Whitefish Bay grounded late Tuesday. Photo: Terri McPherson via @Shipwatcher on Twitter
Tugs on the scene to refloat grounded Seaway ship
by David Sommerstein (Reporter/Asst. News Director) , in Canton, NY
Jul 13, 2016 — Tug boats from Montreal are arriving to help refloat a Seaway freighter that went aground Tuesday afternoon on Hamilton Island in Summerstown, Ontario, just downriver from Cornwall.
According to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the bulk carrier Whitefish Bay, owned by Canada Steamship Lines, hit rocks and went hard aground after a mechanical failure. The ship was carrying coal product downriver at the time of the accident.
Officials said there were no injuries, releases of pollution, or ingress of water as a result of the grounding. The crew has remained on board. Seaway traffic continues to move uninterrupted because the vessel is at the edge of the channel. A salvage plan to refloat the freighter will be determined when tug boats arrive.
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WHITEFISH BAY aground, St. Lawrence River in Montreal
July 13, 2016 at 10:39 by Mikhail Voytenko
Bulk carrier WHITEFISH BAY with 24430 tons of cargo on board ran aground at around 1730 LT July 12 on St.Lawrence river up Montreal, east of Cornwall, while sailing down the river to Bathurst, New Brunswick.
Vessel reportedly is hard aground, at 1030 UTC July 13 she was in the same position, traffic is hampered, but not suspended. Vessel stranded off fairway before grounding.
