US EditionOperation begins to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
The Federal Yamaska, carrying sugar, lost engine power and ran aground near Verchères, Quebec, forcing a multi-hour unloading operation before refloating attempts resume.
- On Tuesday, authorities began unloading the vessel after it lost power and drifted into a diagonal position to the shipping lane in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal.
- The Federal Yamaska, a 180-metre bulk carrier, ran aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal, prompting an unloading operation by authorities.
- Coast Guard members and Eastern Canada Response Corp. are on site as a first attempt to refloat the vessel failed, with the sugar-laden bulk carrier partially blocking the St. Lawrence River channel but vessels continue to pass around it.
- According to the Canadian Coast Guard, cargo removal is required before a new refloating attempt can be made, and unloading will take several hours.
- Authorities have stationed Coast Guard and Eastern Canada Response Corp. teams on site as other vessels navigate around the partially blocked channel.
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Prince George Citizen
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHÈRES — The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successful.
A cargo unloading operation will be required before attempting to reload the vessel for a second time.
On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard began an unloading operation of a ship that failed earlier this week on the St. Lawrence River in Verchères, Montérégie.
Winnipeg Free Press
Operation begins to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
MONTREAL — On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard began an unloading operation for a ship that failed earlier this week on the St. Lawrence River, in Verchères, Montérégie. The first attempt to bail out the bulk carrier Federal Yamaska, which took place last Wednesday, failed. Thus, a cargo unloading operation is required to attempt to reload the vessel. The unloading should last several hours, according to the Coast Guard. In addition to the membe…
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