Cargo ship disabled off Port aux Basques

The Canadian Coast Guard was called to assist the disabled "Thorco Crown" on Feb 6, 2017, about 32 nautical miles off the coast of Port aux Basques. The vessel, which had been enroute from Argentia to Montreal, was being monitored by the Coastguard ship "Sir William Alexander". There was no immediate danger to the crew, vessel or environment. However, an environmental response team was on site watching the situation. The owners of the vessel have take it in tow on Feb 7.