The 152 meter long, 8,388 tonne cargo vessel Lena J allided with a bridge in the Welland Canal at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. The Lena J was en route to Burns Harbor, Indiana from Montreal when it struck Bridge 19. The vessel and bridge sustained damage. Traffic on the bridge was halted until it could be inspected. The Lena J was able to proceed to Colborne where it later berthed and inspected for damaged. No reports of injuries and no pollution was released.
The 18 meter long tugboat Harken 10 sank in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The crew on board the Harken 10 was able to abandon ship into a small boat that was being towed behind the tug. No reports of injuries. The cause of the sinking had not been reported.
The 21 meter long fishing vessel Atlantic Charger sank in the North Atlantic off Resolution Island, Nunavut, Canada. The trawler was fishing turbot when the found the vessel had suffered a leak. The water ingress could not be controlled by the vessel pumps. The crew requested assistance. Authorities dispatched an aircraft and after a few hours flying, the aircraft found the Atlantic Charger sinking by the stern. The nine crew on the Atlantic Charger had donned survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel’s life raft. The crew spent 10 hours in the raft until they were safely rescued by the fishing vessel Katsheshuk from Greenland. No reports of injuries. The cause of the sinking was not reported.
