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Harbour Feature

Harbour Feature

HARBOUR_FEATURE

The 143 meter long, 16909 dwt tanker Harbour Feature allided with a bridge at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.   The tanker had drifted away from a nearby pier on the Piscataqua River when the crew dropped both anchors hoping to stop the vessel.   The Harbour Feature suffered a 20 foot dent and a gash above the waterline near its port ballast tank.  The bridge was closed to traffic until  investigators can do a detail inspection of the superstructure.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.  The tanker was loaded with tallow oil at the time.   The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.  Reports state the 73-year old Sarah Long bridge was slated to be decomissioned in 2014 and if repairs would be made it would be in the millions of dollars.

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MV Kearsarge

MV Kearsarge

MV Kearsarge
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The 70 foot long passenger ship MV Kearsarge sank at its winter mooring on Lake Sunapee at Sunapee Harbor, New Hampshire.  The vessel suffered a leak and partially sank by the stern.  Authorities were alerted when someone heard the mooring ropes snapping.   No one was on board the Kearsarge at the time and no reports of injuries.   Authorities have placed booms around the vessel to contain any fuel or oil pollution released.   The location of the leak had not been found by the next day as the Kearsarge rests in 8 feet of water.  Reports state that cranes may be used to help refloat the vessel.    The MV Kearsarge has been used as a seasonal restaurant/cruise ship for over 30 years on Lake Sunapee.


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