Photo credit: Canadian Coast Guard
Efforts to free the bulk carrier Federal Yamaska, which grounded in the St. Lawrence River last week, are underway.
The Canadian Coast Guard reported that the unloading cargo operation is underway and will take several hours. Once the Marshall Islands-flagged ship has been lightened, a new refloating operation can be attempted.
The Canadian Coast Guard is on site, as is the Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC), in case of pollution.
At 5:45 a.m. on August 12, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) was notified of the grounding of the 2013-built vessel Federal Yamaska in the Verchères area. The 37153-dwt ship submitted a refloating plan that evening.
On Wednesday, August 13, five Ocean Group tugs were mobilized and attempted to refloat the vessel.
The Canadian Coast Guard was on site to monitor the operations and ensure that there was no pollution.
The Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC) was also mobilized in the event of pollution. The first attempt at refloating did not get the ship out of position.
The ship submitted a new salvage plan. As informed, lightening the ship’s cargo is required before another attempt can be made at refloating.
