The 292 meter long, 175181 dwt bulk freighter Greta Selmer went aground on the St. Lawrence River near Sainte-Pétronille, Quebec. According to Chris Krepski, a spokesperson for the TSB, “the ship was refloated and then was authorized by Transport Canada to proceed to Sept-Iles, where it is under anchor.” That’s where the TSB investigators will meet the ship. Krepski says “there were no injuries and no known vessel damage or pollution”. At this point there is no information about the water conditions or levels at the time of the accident. According to vessel tracking records, the Greta Selmer was built in 2011, is 292m long and flies under the flag of the Marshall Islands. The 292 meter long, 175181 dwt bulk freighter Greta Selmer went aground on the St. Lawrence River near Sainte-Pétronille, Quebec.
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18 January 2013 - 08:51
Bulkcarrier "Greta Selmer" ran aground on St. Lawrence River
The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. There were no injuries and no known vessel damage or pollution.
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18 January 2013 - 08:51
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