The U.S. Coast Guard is making an attempt to find out how precisely a 477-foot oil tanker misplaced management and collided with three sailboats earlier than operating aground Wednesday on the Maine-New Hampshire border. 

A brand new video of the accident reveals the MT Chem Venus hit no less than two moored sailboats earlier than a big crash will be heard, presumably from the ship hitting backside or another object.

Oil tanker vs. sailboats on Piscataqua River at Maine-New Hampshire border. https://t.co/WQ0u0OYCk9 pic.twitter.com/X5hRFVb5eN

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The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. Wednesday on Piscataqua River close to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine border. The Coast Guard stated the ship struck three moored sailboats and ran aground close to Goat Island Ledge. The sailboats had been unmanned on the time and no accidents had been reported.

Salvage divers arrived Thursday afternoon to evaluate the extent of the injury to the Chem Venus and located a tear measuring 3 ft by 10 ft within the bow of the tanker, in line with the Coast Guard. 

The proprietor of the Chem Venus is predicted to develop a salvage plan which might be reviewed and permitted by the Coast Guard.

The Chem Venus is presently safely anchored outdoors the Piscataqua River.

The reason for the grounding and allision is underneath investigation.

“We are fortunate that no one was injured and the event did not cause any pollution,” stated Capt. Michael Baroody, Captain of the Port, Sector Northern New England. “We are working with our port partners to determine all of the factors that contributed to the grounding, and subsequent allision with the sailing vessels.”