A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
The ship was pulled off the island over the weekend after a second tugboat arrived from Montreal. It took about an hour for them to get set up and pull the ship out. It travelled back upstream under its own power, but was guided and kept on course by the larger tugboat. Photo by Joe Francis.
Photo by Joe Francis.
Photo by Joe Francis.
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation reports that on Saturday, May 16 at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Canadian inland vessel ALGOMA SPIRIT, carrying a cargo of grain, ran aground east of the Seaway International Bridge. There were no injuries reported and there was no pollution as a result of the grounding. Commercial navigation was suspended at 4:11 p.m. that afternoon. The vessel was refloated at 11:34 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, and, with an escort of two tugs, the ALGOMA SPIRIT proceeded to St.-Zotique Anchorage for further inspection and investigation by Transport Canada. At approximately 12:45 a.m., Monday, May 18, commercial navigation resumed in Sector 2 of the St. Lawrence Seaway and vessel traffic is currently moving normally.
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