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The tanker Chem Norma was finally pulled free Sunday afternoon from the edge of the St. Lawrence Seaway and was being inspected to make sure it could safely make its way to Sarnia with a cargo of refined petroleum.
The 145-metre vessel ran aground early Tuesday after having trouble with its rudder.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. said Sunday that the Chem Norma came to rest against the edge of a designated anchorage area so other traffic wasn’t affected and no pollution was seen.
Seaway officials stressed that Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change were all involved in making sure the ship was safely freed.
The grounding created social media buzz among seaway-watchers on both sides of the border.
The Prescott Anchor was first to report what happened early Tuesday morning and warned residents on the river that water levels would rise rapidly in a bid to help free the vessel after efforts using tugs alone failed.
Those efforts also drew crowds of spectators, said witnesses on social media.
Meanwhile, blog Ottawa Rewind superimposed old and new maps to reveal that the Chem Norma had struck the old locks of Morrisburg which were flooded, along with parts of the village 80 kilometres south of Ottawa, for the construction of the seaway 60 years ago.
What was dubbed Inundation Day was July 1, 1958.
Day 6 Chem Norm Salvage There will be rapid rise of water levels in Lake St. Lawrence over next couple days. Flow decrease to raise water temporarily to assist in removal of grounded ship @MarineDelivers @MorrisburgNews @OttawaCitizen @7NewsFox28 @theshipwatcher @SeawayNews pic.twitter.com/LtCTxCMfMz
— Joanne Crack (@PrescottAnchor) June 3, 2018
I always get an uneasy feeling when I see a ship where it shouldn’t be. #ChemNorma pic.twitter.com/mEqTQjsR5A
— Captain Jason Church (@JasonChurch) June 3, 2018
So there you have it, a modern day freighter ship trapped on the submerged remains of an old town and its locks, lying in the watery depths below. pic.twitter.com/QdcCaKTwYj
— Andrew King (@twitandrewking) June 2, 2018
Chem Norma has been moved. Now sitting idle to the west of where it was grounded. Still appears to be in a precarious state. LOTS of spectators along the shore. #Morrisburg #StLawrenceSeaway. pic.twitter.com/2xHxkvb4Ms
— Jennifer (@Holdensmum) June 3, 2018
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The 145-metre vessel ran aground early Tuesday after having trouble with its rudder.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. said Sunday that the Chem Norma came to rest against the edge of a designated anchorage area so other traffic wasn’t affected and no pollution was seen.
Seaway officials stressed that Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change were all involved in making sure the ship was safely freed.
The grounding created social media buzz among seaway-watchers on both sides of the border.
The Prescott Anchor was first to report what happened early Tuesday morning and warned residents on the river that water levels would rise rapidly in a bid to help free the vessel after efforts using tugs alone failed.
Those efforts also drew crowds of spectators, said witnesses on social media.
Meanwhile, blog Ottawa Rewind superimposed old and new maps to reveal that the Chem Norma had struck the old locks of Morrisburg which were flooded, along with parts of the village 80 kilometres south of Ottawa, for the construction of the seaway 60 years ago.
What was dubbed Inundation Day was July 1, 1958.
Day 6 Chem Norm Salvage There will be rapid rise of water levels in Lake St. Lawrence over next couple days. Flow decrease to raise water temporarily to assist in removal of grounded ship @MarineDelivers @MorrisburgNews @OttawaCitizen @7NewsFox28 @theshipwatcher @SeawayNews pic.twitter.com/LtCTxCMfMz
— Joanne Crack (@PrescottAnchor) June 3, 2018
I always get an uneasy feeling when I see a ship where it shouldn’t be. #ChemNorma pic.twitter.com/mEqTQjsR5A
— Captain Jason Church (@JasonChurch) June 3, 2018
So there you have it, a modern day freighter ship trapped on the submerged remains of an old town and its locks, lying in the watery depths below. pic.twitter.com/QdcCaKTwYj
— Andrew King (@twitandrewking) June 2, 2018
Chem Norma has been moved. Now sitting idle to the west of where it was grounded. Still appears to be in a precarious state. LOTS of spectators along the shore. #Morrisburg #StLawrenceSeaway. pic.twitter.com/2xHxkvb4Ms
— Jennifer (@Holdensmum) June 3, 2018
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