Coast Guard responds to grounded vessel in Saint Lawrence Seaway

Coast Guard responds to grounded vessel in Saint Lawrence Seaway
BUFFALO, New York — The motor vessel Pacific Huron was successfully refloated Saturday evening from its grounded position in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Wellesley Island, New York. Under the direction of the Donjon-Smit salvage master, two Canadian tugs, the Evans Mckeil and the Ocean A. Simard, successfully removed the Pacific Huron from its aground position Saturday night at approximately 8 p.m. There...

Coast Guard responds after cruise ship Saint Laurent hits St. Lawrence Seaway lock wall

Coast Guard responds after cruise ship Saint Laurent hits St. Lawrence Seaway lock wall
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is responding to a 286-foot cruise ship that hit a wall in the Eisenhower Lock in the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Massena, New York, Thursday night. The vessel remains in the lock, where the water has been drained, while response crews remove injured passengers. There were 274 people, including passengers and crew, aboard at the time of the collision. At 9:45 p.m., a search-and-rescue...