The US Coast Guard recently announced that Pola Palekh cargo ship has been refloated after it ran aground in Beaufort Inlet Channel, North Carolina, on November 18, 2016.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call via landline at 1:15 p.m. that the 590-foot cargo ship ran aground in the vicinity of buoy 16A in the channel.
The Coast Guard worked with the owner of the grounded cargo ship to ensure its safe refloating.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders issued a safety marine information broadcast and launched a 29-Foot Response Boat-Small crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon to assess the cargo ship and the channel.
The Pola Palekh was carrying 35,800 metric tons of fertilizer and holds approximately 27,000 gallons of fuel oil.
The acting Captain of the Port for Sector North Carolina, Cmdr. Quincy Davis, temporarily closed the channel to deep draft commercial traffic.
At approximately 8:18 p.m., tugboats assisted the Pola Palekh off the shoaling and escorted the vessel to Morehead City State Port Terminal by about 8:45 p.m. The acting Captain of the Port reopened Beaufort Inlet Channel to all marine traffic.
Fortunatelly, no injuries, pollution, or damage to the vessel have been reported.
Source & Image credit: USCG
