STRONG winds caused the 13,100-TEU MSC Altair to break free from its moorings and run aground at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, reports Vancouver's Global News.
The incident took place at the port's Fairview Container Terminal, but the ship was able to be refloated with the assistance of tugs and suffered little damage.
'Multiple tugs have refloated the vessel and it's now under its own power and will be moving safely to anchorage,' the Prince Rupert Port Authority said in an update.
After the refloating, MSC Altair was brought to the outer harbour with a tug escort and a BC Coast Pilot aboard. Once winds subsided, the vessel was moved to an anchorage to undergo assessment. AIS ship tracking data as of Friday showed the MSC Altair moored at the port.
The incident is the latest weather related shipping accident in the region after the Zim Kingston lost over 100 containers overboard and later caught fire near the entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Another storm cut off nearly all rail and highway access to the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port.
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The incident took place at the port's Fairview Container Terminal, but the ship was able to be refloated with the assistance of tugs and suffered little damage.
'Multiple tugs have refloated the vessel and it's now under its own power and will be moving safely to anchorage,' the Prince Rupert Port Authority said in an update.
After the refloating, MSC Altair was brought to the outer harbour with a tug escort and a BC Coast Pilot aboard. Once winds subsided, the vessel was moved to an anchorage to undergo assessment. AIS ship tracking data as of Friday showed the MSC Altair moored at the port.
The incident is the latest weather related shipping accident in the region after the Zim Kingston lost over 100 containers overboard and later caught fire near the entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Another storm cut off nearly all rail and highway access to the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port.
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