The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard:
(CLEVELAND) — The motor vessel Juno, a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran agound in the vicinity of Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in New York, was refloated about 7 a.m. Wednesday and is now safely anchored at Mason Point.
At 8 a.m. the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. reopened the American Narrows to full navigation.
The Bahamian-flagged motor vessel Juno, carrying a load of sugar, ran aground Monday reportedly due to a loss of steering and took on water in one of the forward ballast tanks. However, these tanks were empty prior to the grounding, and there has been no report of pollution.
Contracted salvage personnel arrived on scene late Monday evening and hired tugs arrived late Tuesday morning to assist in refloating the vessel.
Vessel owners reported Tuesday morning the steering malfunction has been fixed.
A unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., Polsteam USA, Seaway Traffic, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Jefferson County was stood up to manage the incident.
At about 1:10 a.m. Monday, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. notified a watch stander at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of the grounding. The vessel did not come in contact with the bridge.
Coast Guard marine inspectors from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Massena, N.Y., remain on board the Juno with SLSDC representatives conducting an initial investigation. A crew from Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay responded to enforce the waterway closure and monitor the situation.
PREVIOUS REPORT
(CLEVELAND) (April 21) — 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 in New York on Monday while transiting inbound from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Toronto.
The Bahamian-flagged motor vessel Juno, carrying a load of sugar, is aground and taking on water in one of the forward ballast tanks. However, these tanks were empty prior to the grounding and there has been no report of pollution.
Contracted salvage personnel arrived on scene late Monday evening and hired tugs arrived late Tuesday morning to assist in refloating the vessel.
Vessel navigation is currently suspended in the vicinity of the grounding. There are seven other vessels in the area waiting for the navigational channel to reopen.
A unified command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., Saint Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., Polsteam USA, Seaway Traffic, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Jefferson County has been stood up to manage the incident.
The vessel is slightly listing to port with 18 feet of water in the forward peak of the vessel. There are no reported injuries to the crew and no reported pollution.
The bulk carrier ran aground after a loss of steering early Monday morning. Vessel owners reported Tuesday morning the steering malfunction has been fixed.
At about 1:10 a.m., the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. notified a watch stander at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo of the grounding. The vessel did not come in contact with the bridge.
Coast Guard marine inspectors from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Massena, N.Y., are on board the Juno with SLSDC representatives conducting an initial investigation along with the SLSDC. A crew from Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay responded to enforce the waterway closure and monitor the situation.
PREVIOUS REPORT
(CLEVELAND) (April 20) — The Coast Guard is responding to a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, in the St. Lawrence River in New York, on Monday.
The motor vessel is aground and taking on water in one of the forward ballast tanks.
The vessel is slightly listing to port with 18 feet of water in the forward peak of the vessel. There are no reported injuries to the crew and no reported pollution.
The motor vessel Juno, a Bahamian-flagged bulk carrier with a load of sugar, was transiting inbound from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Toronto.
At about 1:10 a.m., a watch stander at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo received a report from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. of a bulk carrier that was hard aground in the vicinity of the Thousands Islands Bridge. The vessel did not come in contact with the bridge.
Vessel navigation is currently suspended in the vicinity of the grounding. There are three other vessels in the area waiting for the navigational channel to reopen.
Coast Guard marine inspectors from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Massena, N.Y., are on board Juno with SLSDC representatives conducting an initial investigation along with the SLSDC. A crew from Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay responded to enforce the waterway closure and monitor the situation.
