Operation delayed to unload cargo from ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal

An operation to remove cargo from a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal has been postponed to the weekend. A tugboat tries to release the MV Maccoa after it ran aground in the St. Lawrence River in Vercheres, Que., Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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MONTREAL - The 好色tv Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.聽

An attempt to refloat the ship using a team of tugboats that was launched on Friday has not worked, the coast guard says.聽

The new strategy involves transferring the ship's cargo of corn onto a barge to reduce its weight and allow it to float again.

A plan to evacuate at least part of the cargo must be finalized today by the ship's owner, a spokesperson for the coast guard says.聽

The Cyprus-flagged 185-metre bulk carrier ran aground near Verch猫res, Que., in the early hours of Dec. 24 following a power failure.

The coast guard says there were no injuries, no damage to the ship's hull, no pollution spotted in the water and that the ship is not blocking marine traffic.

This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 29, 2024.聽

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