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The bulk carrier Algoma Spirit remained at the Iroquois Lock after it sustained damage touching ground on the St. Lawrence River Saturday night.
St. Lawrence Seaway officials said no one was injured in the incident.
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The ship was not blocking maritime traffic.
In an email to The Recorder and Times, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation spokesman Nicolas Poirier-Quesnel said the Algoma Spirit touched ground at Buoy A116, in the Iroquois area “and was then instructed to proceed to (the) upper wall of Iroquois lock for inspection.
IROQUOIS, Ontario â The Algoma Spirit, a Canadian bulk carrier loaded with grain, was repaired Tuesday morning, just up river from the Iroquois Lock, after striking ground off of Cardinal, Ontario, over the weekend.
St. Lawrence Seaway veteran ship watcher Michael J. Folsom has reported that divers inspected the shipâs bottom Sunday and it struck ground Saturday night, and were in the water again Monday.
The ship passed through the Iroquois Lock at about 7 a.m. Tuesday and headed down river.
Itâs been reported that once the ship hit bottom, it began taking in water.
The ship had a visible list to its port side.
IROQUOIS, Ontario — The Algoma Spirit, a Canadian bulk carrier loaded with grain, was repaired Tuesday morning, just up river from the Iroquois Lock, after striking ground off of Cardinal,
In this photo from Pat English on Twitter, the Algoma Spirit is docked at the Iroquois Lock after hitting the bottom of the St. Lawrence Seaway channel on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Pat English via Michael Folsom/@theshipwatcher/Twitter via Newswatch Group)
Update Tuesday, Dec. 29: After repairs, the ship left the Iroquois Lock around 7 a.m. today on its way to Quebec City, according to Michael Folsom of Seaway Ship Watchers Network.
IROQUOIS, Ont. – A large cargo ship is being inspected today (Monday) after hitting the bottom of the St. Lawrence Seaway channel Saturday night.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation spokesman Nicolas Poirier-Quesnel told Cornwall Newswatch the Algoma Spirit – a bulk carrier from Niagara Falls – was instructed to head to the Iroquois Lock for a precautionary inspection.