1,000-Foot Ship Nearly Strikes Seawall Under U.S. Border Bridge

1,000-foot ship nearly strikes seawall under U.S. border bridge

Near-miss happened on the St. Clair River this week.

Bulk Carrier Narrowly Escapes Hitting Seawall In St. Clair River

Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Paul Murray A massive U.S.-flagged cargo ship narrowly avoided crashing into a seawall while sailing through the St. Clair River near Port Huron, Michigan, on May 27, 2025. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m., just below the Blue Water Bridge, where a drone recorded the bulk carrier American Spirit coming within meters of the seawall on the American side of the International Blue Water Bridges. The sh…

Bulk carrier American Spirit veers close to shore beneath Blue Water Bridge

The American Spirit appeared to drift unusually close to the Canadian bank during its transit on the St. Clair River yesterday, Tuesday May 27.

Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Has Near Miss with Seawall in St. Clair River

The M/V American Spirit, a self-unloading bulk carrier, narrowly avoided alliding with a seawall in the St. Clair River near Port Huron, Michigan on Tuesday. Footage of the incident, which...