The 230 meter long bulk carrier AM Hamburg ran aground off Terneuzen, Netherlands. The bulk carrier had departed from Dunkirk and was headed up the Wester Scheldt when it suffered a power blackout. The AM Hamburg drifted until it ran aground. Seven tugs were dispatched and were able to quickly refloat the AM Hamburg and safely anchored. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 223 meter long self-unloading bulk carrier Algoma Navigator went aground in the Welland Canal in Port Robinson, Ontario. The Algoma Navigator was passing through the canal in dense fog when the vessel struck the canal bank. No reports of injuries or pollution released. The bulk carrier suffered some hull damage to its port side reporting there was some water ingress. The Algoma Navigator continued through the canal to Port Colborne where it berthed and inspected by authorities.
On September 19, the 149 meter long bulk carrier Grace Mariner became disabled during a heavy storm in the Taiwan Strait. The vessel was between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces when it suffered a mechanical failure and went adrift. The crew requested assistance with the Chinese Authorities dispatching a rescue vessel to the scene. The rescue vessel East Sea Rescue 116 arrived on scene and took the Grace Mariner under tow. The vessels proceeded to Xiamen to an anchorage. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
