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Month: December 2010

Aground for Christmas

Aground for Christmas

A view of a tugboats assisting a 579-foot McKee Sons freighter stuck in the Trenton Channel next to Grosse Ile, Mich., Sunday Dec. 26, 2010.

The 579-foot (self unloading barge) McKee Sons went aground on the Detroit River near Grosse Ile, Michigan on December 24, 2010. The vessel was completing a trip from Cleveland to the DTE Energy power station with a cargo of 11,900 tons of coal when it went hard aground. The McKee Sons stayed aground December 25 with efforts to free her the next day. With the help of 7 tugs, the vessel was freed and continued to the dock. Reports state no pollution or structural damage to the vessel.

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Fire Onboard Eren Turgut

Fire Onboard Eren Turgut

Cargo Ship Eren Turgut IMO 9422342 by buque

The 4605 dwt freighter Eren Turgut had a small fire onboard while in the English Channel near Kent. The vessel contacted Dover Coast Guard to request assistance for 3 crewmen who were injured in the fire. The fire was extinguished, but the vessel is at anchor with limited power and no propulsion. Reports state injured crew taken to hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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