The 121 meter long, 8302 dwt freighter Zuiderdiep caught fire while loading pulp wood at Kemi, Finland. The fire started in the vessel’s engine room by sparks of a welding torch. The Zuiderdiep’s crew were able to extinguish the blaze. No reports of injuries. Damage was limited to the engine room.
One hundred years ago, one of the ferocious storms struck the Great Lakes. Before radar or weather forecasts, vessel went out onto the lakes where two storms merged into a tempest. Between November 7th and 10th, 30 vessels stranded and 12 vessels were lost with all hands and over 250 total people lost their lives.
Vessels foundered during the storm:
The 226 meter long, 34938 dwt self-unloading bulk freighter CSL Niagara went aground on Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio. The CSL Niagara had completed loading of 30,000 tons of coal when it grounded in the Moseley Channel. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The CSL Niagara was later released the next day with the assistance of three tugs and favorable conditions. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.
