Cargo ship disabled after fire off Port aux Basques

The Canadian Coast Guard was called to assist the disabled "Thorco Crown" on Feb 7, 2017, The ship had suffered an engine room fire while passing through the Cabot Strait. While the fire was extinguished, the ship remained disabled. There was no immediate danger to the crew, vessel or enviroment. However, an environmental response team was on site watching the situation. The vessel, which had been enroute from Argentia to Montreal, was being monitored by the Coastguard ship "Sir William Alexander". The owners of the vessel planned to take it in tow on Feb 7.