HARVEST SPIRIT

DETROIT (AP) — A freighter has become stuck in a Detroit River channel, slowing some shipping between the Great Lakes. The Harvest Spirit ran aground Wednesday on the Canadian side of the river, about 19 miles (30 kilometers) south of Detroit. “They apparently experienced some sort of lube oil failure and starting drifting,” U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jeremiah Schiessel told The Detroit News. Officials have received no reports Thursday of pollution from the freighter, according to Lauren Solski, a Canadian Coast Guard spokeswoman. On Wednesday, the Canadian Coast Guard started directing other vessels, if their operators deemed it safe, to use the shallower Amherstburg Channel.

DETROIT – A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River has been freed Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that the the Harvest Spirit has been refloated and will undergo further inspection. The 500-foot freighter Harvest Spirit, aground in the Detroit River since Wednesday morning, was successfully refloated this afternoon and is safely anchored in U.S. waters while awaiting a thorough inspection. News release: https://t.co/uso2FQQpnp pic.twitter.com/L3X47zJDww — USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) December 4, 2020Shipping was routed to Detroit River’s Amherstburg Channel, east of Bois Blanc Island. The Detroit River is one of the busiest rivers for commercial shipping on the planet.

CBS Detroit – A freighter has run aground in the Detroit River near Grosse Ile, Michigan, and Amherstburg Ontario. The swift current of the Detroit River turned the ship sideways in the channel causing it to get stuck and is currently blocking the shipping channel. As of Wednesday, there haven’t been any reports of hazardous materials into the Detroit River. The salvage plan is still awaiting approval by the USCG and Canadian authorities according to the Detroit Free Press. Information from the Detroit Free Press contributed to this report.

DETROIT – A freighter ran aground in the Detroit River’s Livingstone Channel at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Boat traffic is being redirected as crews are working to free the Harvest Spirit, a Canadian vessel built in 2012. The ship was headed toward Thunder Bay in Ontario, just north of Isle Royale in Lake Superior, when it went aground between Grosse Ile and Bois Blanc Island.

DETROIT – A large freighter ran aground in the Detroit River near Grosse Ile on Wednesday morning, according to reports. The shipping industry news site Boatnerd reported that the Harvest Spirit ran aground in the Livingstone Channel in the area known as The Hole in the Wall. McKeil renamed the ship the Harvest Spirit upon purchase. “The Harvest Spirit will service a valued client of McKeil who is striving to meet the strong market demand for Canadian grain, soybean and canola products, McKeil President Scott Bravener, said in September. In fact, the demand for Canadian grain is booming, which is particularly encouraging news in these challenging times,” he said.