According to the Canadian Coast Guard, a BBC cargo ship lightly ran aground in Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, Canada on Sunday, June 30. The vessel was rapidly refloated by the Canadian Coast Guard and a commercial tug.
As the Canadian Coast Guard published in Twitter, its Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador was informed that the cargo ship MV BBC Oregon had grounded in Bay Bulls harbor.
Following, they tweeted that
We established an incident command post and deployed an Environmental Response team to the site. We lead the assessment of the vessel and, in consultation with the vessel owner, we implemented a response plan to refloat the vessel.
Following, the vessel was re-floated and towed to safe anchorage in the harbor by CCGS Edward Cornwallis and the tug Beverley M.
During the incident, there were no injuries reported or pollution; Thus, the Coast Guard will be present to assess the next steps of the vessel.
