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Tyee Princess

Tyee Princess

Tyee Princess
Photo: twitter

The 38 meter long former barge Tyee Princess caught fire while being scrapped at Surrey, British Columbia. Workers were cutting the walls with blow torches when some insulation caught fire.  Dense black smoke was released into the air around the Tyee Princess.  The local fire brigade was contacted and extinguished the blaze.  No reports of injuries. The Tyee Princess was built in 1945 and converted into a coastal freighter after 1974. The vessel was later donated to the Maritime Heritage Society of Vancouver.

Tyee Princess
Photo: shipspotting.com
Defiance

Defiance

Defiance Ashtabula
Photo: uscg

The 44 meter long, 661 dwt towboat Defiance and the 186 meter long, 42,800 dwt barge Ashtabula ran aground in the Straits of Mackinaw in the Round Island Passage between Mackinac Island and Round Island, Michigan.  The vessels departed from Cedarville bound for Buffington, Indiana when the vessels had run aground and became stuck on the clay bottom.  The vessels remained stuck for several hours until currents pulled the tug/barge vessels free. 

Defiance Ashtabula
Photo:: upnorthlive.com

The Coast Guard conducted a flyover the vessels and found no pollution had been released.  The vessels proceeded to an anchorage after the grounding.  No reports of injuries or pollution released. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

Kyuei Maru No. 18

Kyuei Maru No. 18

Kyuei Maru No. 18
Photo: asahi.com

On September 4, the 30 meter long, 442 gt tugboat Kyuei Maru No. 18 and the 2500 gt crane barge Tukasa ran aground on a breakwater at Hyogo, Kobe, Japan.  The vessels had been at anchor when typhoon Jebi made landfall nearby.  Strong winds caused the anchor lines to drag and the vessels were blown up on a breakwater.  Both the Kyuei Maru No. 18 and the Tukasa sustained hull damage.  Reports state an oil boom was placed around the Kyuei Maru No. 18 as some fuel pollution had been released. No reports of injuries.