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Shipping News and information / Sichem Aneline aground in Montreal
« on: April 14, 2007, 02:11:04 AM »
Posted two pics of her this evening.

Story (From Boatnerd.com) (Cause of the grounding is not yet certain...):

  Emergency crews are working to find a way to dislodge a ship carrying a toxic chemical that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River Wednesday evening.

The Sichem Aneline boat touched bottom around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the river around the eastern tip of the island of Montreal. It was transporting a cargo of benzene, a highly toxic and flammable hydrocarbon, to Philadelphia, officials stated.

The boat sustained no damages to its hull and no benzene leaked out into the river, though environment experts are on site as a precaution, Transport Canada spokesperson Francois-Nicolas Asselin said. "These ships are specifically designed to prevent spills, so there is very little danger," Asselin said.

The accident seems to have been caused by faulty steering equipment, though an investigation has yet to confirm this theory, Asselin added. The main problem today is finding a way to get the boat out, Asselin said.

Officials from Transport Canada, the Port of Montreal, Environment Canada and other agencies are considering their options today as they work together to produce a plan to safely tow the boat into port.

No tanker to unload the stranded vessel is presently available.

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