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629-Foot Freighter Runs Aground in Detroit River
The 629-foot Canadian bulk carrier carrying 18,000 tons of stone was refloated after grounding near downtown Detroit; no injuries or pollution reported, officials said.
- On Nov. 27, the motor vessel Robert S. Pierson was refloated by noon after running aground on Thanksgiving Day in the Detroit River near William G. Milliken State Park.
- Officials said the motor vessel Robert S. Pierson became stuck around 10:35 p.m. on Nov. 26 near William G. Milliken State Park while carrying 18,000 tons of stone from Windsor, Ontario, to Lorain, Ohio.
- Tug vessels Minnesota and Ontario arrived to assist, and Coast Guard crews were actively attempting to refloat the Pierson after a refloat plan was approved Thursday.
- There were no reported injuries, pollution or impacts to vessel traffic, and officials said the Pierson was moved to a berth for inspection.
- This is the second grounding in the same stretch this month, with officials citing low water levels and strong winds; a stakeholder meeting approved a refloat plan, and the U.S. Coast Guard Salvage Engineering Response Team coordinated the response.
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Canadian freighter runs aground in Detroit River, second this month
By Sarah Atwood, The Detroit News DETROIT — For the second time this month, a freighter has run aground in the Detroit River. The vessel, a 629 ft. long Canadian cargo ship called the Robert S. Pierson, is stuck about 5 and a half miles upriver from the still-under-construction Gordie Howe Bridge near downtown alongside the William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor. The freighter ran aground near where the other Canadian freighter got stuck earl…
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