Response to vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway continues

Response to vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway continues
The motor vessel Juno sits aground under the Thousand Islands Bridge, April 20, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard continues its response Tuesday to a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the vicinity of Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River, New York, Monday while transiting inbound from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Toronto. The Bahamian-flagged motor...

Coast Guard rescues 5 from St. Lawrence Seaway after vessel capsizes

Coast Guard rescues 5 from St. Lawrence Seaway after vessel capsizes
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued five people from the St. Lawrence Seaway near Cape Vincent, New York, after their boat hit a large wake and capsized Saturday evening. Just before 9:30 p.m., while returning to base from a patrol, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, New York, aboard a 25-foot response boat, saw a 19-foot pleasure craft hit a large wake and capsize resulting...

Coast Guard responds to disabled freighter in St. Lawrence Seaway

Coast Guard responds to disabled freighter in St. Lawrence Seaway
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is responding to a disabled freighter that lost steering on Tuesday while transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, New York. The freighter is currently anchored upriver, about one-third of a mile from the Thousand Island Bridge. There are no reported injuries to the crew and no reported pollution at this time. At 2 p.m., a Jefferson County,...

Coast Guard continues to break ice as St. Lawrence Seaway opens, shipping season ramps up

Coast Guard continues to break ice as St. Lawrence Seaway opens, shipping season ramps up
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard ice breakers are continuing to create pathways for commercial shippers throughout the Great Lakes region including the St. Lawrence Seaway, which connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened to shipping Monday, while the Welland Canal, which connects lakes Ontario and Erie, opened Friday. Coast...

Motor Vessel Orsula successfully refloated, Coast Guard reports no pollution or injuries

Motor Vessel Orsula successfully refloated, Coast Guard reports no pollution or injuries
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard oversaw the successful refloating of the motor vessel Orsula, which was completed Sunday. The Orsula, a 656-foot Marshall Islands flagged ship, ran aground in the vicinity of Tibbets Point in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Christmas Day. At about 5:50 p.m., response personnel from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Massena, N.Y., reported the successful refloating of the...

Coast Guard monitoring, assisting vessel aground in St. Lawrence Seaway

Tug Commodore Straits ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway while pushing two barges. USCG photo by Station Alexandria Bay CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard personnel are on scene and monitoring the grounding of the 100-foot tug Commodore Straits, which ran aground while pushing two barges in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Keewaydin State Park in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., at about 5:30 a.m. EST Sunday. Although...

Coast Guard and SLSDC respond to vessel aground on St. Lawrence Seaway

CLEVELAND – Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation are responding to the grounding of the 740-foot motor vessel Algobay, which ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Chippewa Bay, N.Y., at about 9 a.m. EST on July 4, 2010.