A Tugboat owned by Sault Ste. Marie based, Purvis Marine Ltd. carrying a load of rolled steel coil crashed onto a dock in the Detroit River according to reports from the CBC.
The vessel was traveling at a slow speed of around 15 km/h when the barge it was towing crashed onto a dock west of the Ambassador bridge, no cause has been identified nor the extent of damage.
The tugboat, called Anglian Lady, had earlier made port in Detroit around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The tugboat was transporting a barge of rolled steel coils from Sault Ste. Marie.
Day 3, as of two minutes ago barge full of steel coils is still aground.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:380131/zoom:14
The barge is still aground, the hull was breached through the front section above the water level and the tug is also hung up in shallow water according to a statement made by Purvis Marine. The concrete dock was also damaged from the collision.
Brian Paul Nadon
Oh wow.This company just can’t get a break.
Ouch. Someone was not paying attention and someone’s steel order is going to be late. Imagine the value of all that steel it must be in the tens of millions!
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