New plan in the making to free cargo ship stuck in St. Lawrence River
CTV
A new plan to free the Tim S. Dool, a large cargo ship that ran aground on a shoal along the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ont. last week is expected to be finalized early next week.
A new plan to free the Tim S. Dool, a large cargo ship that ran aground on a shoal along the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ont. last week is expected to be finalized early next week.
Despite efforts to refloat the vessel, the vessel remains stuck as of Friday evening.
"The vessel remains in a stable condition, with no signs of pollution and the ship is not taking on water," the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation told CTV News Ottawa in a statement on Saturday.
"Currently, salvage teams are in the planning stages for lightering operations to reduce the vessel's weight, which will facilitate subsequent refloating attempts. Further updates will follow as the situation progresses."
Three tugboats, the Ocean Intrepid, Ocean Taiga, and Ocean Tundra, arrived from Quebec City after a near two-day journey to assist with the jam.
The Tim S. Dool, a 225-metre-long lake freighter carrying Canadian wheat, became stranded in U.S. waters just east of Morrisburg, Ont. at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday. No one was hurt and the ship remained stable and outside the navigation channel.
