![]() ![]() Marie marine inspectors received and approved a salvage plan from the American Steamship Company early Friday morning. No pollution or flooding resulted from the grounding or from the refloating operations.Ĭoast Guard Sector Sault Ste. The crew reported being pushed against the south side of the channel by strong winds. ![]() The motor vessel was transiting to Gary, Indiana, with 64,800 tons of iron ore. Marie received a report from the crew aboard the American Spirit stating that they ran hard aground on muddy/sandy bottom at Round Island Passage, located between Mackinac Island and Round Island. Thursday, a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Ignace, Michigan, where it was inspected by Coast Guard marine inspectors and American Bureau Shipping surveyors prior to the vessel getting underway again.Īt 6:30 p.m. ![]() The American Spirit, a 1004-foot freighter that had been hard aground in the Straits of Mackinac since Thursday afternoon and which was refloated Friday morning, has been cleared by Coast Guard marine inspectors to proceed to its next port of call.Īfter being refloated, the freighter anchored in St. ![]()
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