Coast Guard monitors grounded vessel in Duluth Harbor
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is monitoring the 990-foot motor vessel American Spirit, which ran aground in Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, at approximately 3:30 p.m. (central standard time) Sunday.
There are no reported injuries or signs of pollution.
There is currently a 500-yard safety zone being enforced around the vessel.
The vessel was departing Duluth Harbor fully loaded with taconite when it ran...
Coast Guard responds to 1004-foot freighter aground in Straits of Mackinac
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard is responding to a 1004-foot freighter that ran aground in Straits of Mackinac, Thursday evening.
At 6:30 p.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie received a report from the crew aboard the motor vessel American Spirit, a 1004-foot U.S. flagged freighter, stating that they ran hard aground on muddy/sandy bottom at Round...
