Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River

Update (April 22): Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River

A 621-foot bulk provider stays exhausting aground within the St. Lawrence River Tuesday with salvors on scene and making ready to refloat the ship.

The Bahamian-flagged MV Juno, carrying a load of sugar, ran aground early Monday morning within the neighborhood of Wellesley Island within the St. Lawrence River, New York, whereas transiting inbound from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Toronto. The vessel is barely itemizing to port after taking over water in one of many ahead ballast tanks.

There aren’t any reported accidents to the crew, and no reported air pollution.

Vessel navigation is presently suspended within the neighborhood of the grounding, with seven different vessels within the space ready for the channel to re-open.

Salvage personnel arrived on scene late Monday night and employed tugs arrived late Tuesday morning to help in refloating the vessel, in accordance with the Coast Guard.

A unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the ship proprietor Polsteam USA, Seaway Traffic, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Jefferson County, has been set as much as handle the incident.

The vessel reportedly ran aground after a lack of steering. The vessel homeowners reported Tuesday morning that the steering malfunction has been fastened.

The vessel by no means made contact with the bridge, the Coast Guard stated.