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Lake freighter runs aground off Belle Isle
May 17th, 2023 · Comments Off on Lake freighter runs aground off Belle Isle

lake freighter Mark W. Barker
DETROIT — The Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot lake freighter ran soft aground in the Detroit River due to an electronics malfunction, and was successfully refloated at approximately 12:10 p.m. Wednesday with the assistance of commercial towing.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit responded to the initial report of the incident, after the ship lost propulsion and ran soft aground near...