The vessel ran aground some 15 kilometres from Ridley Island while shifting its position from berth at the Ridley Terminals coal terminal to its assigned anchorage.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) worked in concert with the Port Authority’s Port Security Operations Centre (PSOC), along with other port partners, to assess the incident.
Although the Amakusa Island listed visibly, no injuries or environmental contamination have been reported or observed.
The vessel was freed with the assistance of tugs from SMIT Marine Canada at approximately 2:30 a.m. It proceeded to an anchorage under its own power, escorted by two tugs and the Port Authority’s harbour patrol boat.
The Prince Rupert Port Authority said it continued to monitor the situation.