Another freighter has run aground in the Detroit River near downtown.
The 629-foot Canadian vessel Robert S. Pierson, which is hauling some 18,000 tons of stone, is believed to have gotten stuck in the river offshore of the William G. Milliken State Park on Wednesday night, Nov. 26, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Petty Officer Omar Faba said the Coast Guard’s Detroit sector received a report about the stuck freighter at 1:17 a.m.
Tugboats from Ohio and Minnesota were en route to assist the vessel as of Thursday morning, Nov. 27, he said. Information on the origin and intended destination of the freighter were not immediately available.
“Currently, there have been no reports of injuries, pollution or impact to vessel traffic,” Faba said.
The Robert S. Pierson is the second Canadian freighter this month to run aground in the Detroit River. A 739-foot vessel, the Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, ran aground on Nov. 7 near the Renaissance Center.
That vessel was freed the following day with the help of four tugs, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
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Reporting by JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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