Canadian freighter grounding confirmed, St. Lawrence
Aug 13: General cargo ship UMIAVUT is aground in St. Lawrence
upstream from Trois-Rivieres since Aug 12 in pos. 46° 15.95' N 072° 42.10' W
The ship is en route from Churchill to Valleyfield, Canada
Ship’s position is outside fairway in shallow waters
No tugs visible nearby, no news on a grounded ship in Great Lakes shipping-related sources
Aug 14 update: Grounding confirmed – the ship veered off fairway after rudder failure,
tugs are expected to arrive on the site on Aug 14. No leak reported, no news on damages
Bron: Fleetmon.com
Ship has to be lightered
The attempts to refloat the 'Umiavut', stranded on Lake St. Pierre
since Aug 12 at 10.30 a.m, with two tugs were unsuccessful on Aug 14
A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter oversaw operations from the air
A hovercraft participated in the effort by moving a buoy that interfered with the work of the tugs
The salvage work will be resumed on Aug 16
In the meantime, the containers sboard will be lightered it further
Once the ship has been refloated, it will be inspected on site by the Coastguard to ensure that there was no hull damage or risk of an oil spill
Another inspection will take place at the port of Trois-Rivières before resuming the voyage to its final destination, Valleyfield
The supply ship is sailing between Valleyfield and small communities in the Nord-du-Québec region such as Salluit and Inukjuak
A mechanical damage was believed to have caused the deviation of the ship from the fairway
Cargo ship refloated
The second attempts to refloat the 'Umiavut', grounded, on Lake St. Pierre
since Aug 12 at 10.30 a.m, by three tugs was successful
The ship was docked at the port of Trois-Rivères after it was pulled off on Aug 16 shortly before 4 p.m.
Before, about 100 tons of cargo had been taken off and ballast water was pumped out
A helicopter of the Canadian Coastguard monitored the salvage work
The cargo ship was inspected before proceeding to the port of Trois-Rivières,
where it will undergo another inspection before heading to Valleyfield,
after supplying Northern Quebec
The last stop was at Salluit
At the time of the accident, the ship had only empty containers on board
A rudder failure was thought to have caused the accident / Vesseltracker.com
UMIAVUT
Bouwjaar 1988, imonummer 8801591, grt 6037
Eigenaar Transport Umialarik Inc., Montreal (P.Q.)
Manager Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc (NEAS), Iqualuit, Canada
Gebouwd Miho Zosensho K.K., Shimizu / 1329
LxBxH 113.14 x 19.23 x 11.31 meter
Motor Hanshin 6LF58 (580x1080) 6000 epk, snelheid 14.1 knoop, roepsein VDBG
Voormalige Nederlandse LINDENGRACHT
Eigenaar C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Lindengracht, Amsterdam
Manager Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor B.V., Amsterdam
© Marcel Coster
