MSC SABRINA aground in Tree-Rivers!

[Jean Hemond]

MSC Jasmine is now heading back to Montreal harbor!
Local press mentions that the MSC SABRINA'S salvage operation will resume with tow-out when water levels raise by themselves!
Which in any event could be soon! They mention Friday or Saturday
Spring tides, theoretical calculations, might bring next Saturday 1.3 ft additional flotation in Three-Rivers ( several containers may be a hundred depending on Sabrina's TPI curves). Also a forecast of warming weather,  melting this year record snow falls, and rain next Thursday might contribute significantly!!

[maz_atenza]

Keep it up
nice pics, I would like to see how much deck cargo is remaining....
Anyone up for a donation for me to rent an helicopter... :lol:

[maz_atenza]

the big pull is Friday 10 am
she might be free....

[Jean Hemond]

On shipplotter I see as i type this 10,20h april 4th 2008, MSC SABRINA towed  out of the mud bank in Three-River  by five OCEAN GROUP TUGS!
 Sorry shipspotting friends, no photo!
I couldn't be there due to other  family comittements!
Revised info at 11,15h ! Sabrina's still stuck in the mud!
Tugs are working and not sure but i think from (looking at Trois-Rivieres Harbor web cam) smoke stack  Sabrinas engines  are on reverse by  short periods !
I question the  engine cooling  system exposure intake in that mud!
Jean!

[Les bateaux du Qu]

http://www.porttr.com/fr/?webcam_vuesurleport.html

Go to this link, 12h15 pm, live action!!

[Jean Hemond]

(12,45hrs on april 4th 2008) Quite a tug's ballet dance went on!
Finaly MSC  Sabrina is afloat and is beeing now towed to local harbor!

Check  for perryhooter photos on treklens or trekearth!
He is a local marine agent and excellent photographer!

[Les bateaux du Qu]

Yeah your right cap't Hadock, was cool to look at. Tug involved were, one of the Rusby class tug, Intrepid or Jupiter, Ocean Bravo, Duga and Ocean Delta.  Sad to see that this salvage is over:(

Thanks for all the report!

[Daniel Arseneault]

Engine cooling system is usualy from any of the ballast tank during ice season.

[Jean Hemond]

I already know about that  normal long standing practice on the ST-Lawrence!
Strum boxes otherwise gets clogged with mushy ice in winter!

But I tought then that the ship had to be  completely light!
I guess  some ballast was required to trim her by the stern!
She  was  stuck and the tugs pivoted on her bottom about 1/3 lenght  right before  pulling her out!

[Robert Tremblay]

Quelqu'un a-t-il des photos de la lib

[maz_atenza]

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