Algoport Sinking

[D Winsor]

From http://www.boatnerd.comNews Channel

9/7 The Algoport broke in half and sank overnight in heavy seas while under tow to China. The vessel was encountering rough seas from Tropical Storm Dujuan that had passed near the vessel's position. The tow was about one week away from its destination and the vessel sank in approximately 5,000 metres of water.

The crew of the tug Pacific Hickory managed to cut the tow wire before the vessel sank, and there are no injuries reported in the accident. While Algoport did have some fuel oil onboard to power its generators, the fuel is contained in the bunker tanks with all vents closed as a requirement of the tow. The tug reported that no signs of pollution or debris were evident after the vessel's sinking.

The 1979-built Algoport, part of the Algoma Central Corp fleet of self-unloaders based on the Great Lakes, was being towed to Chengxi Shipyard to have a new forebody attached over the winter.


Note: The Agoport was a frequent visitor to Little Narrows Cape Breton, Isle Magdeline, Newfoundland, Montreal and the Great Lakes.

[JK]

Better this then with a full load and a crew onboard

[SkyHawk]

This is just another example of a Canadian Company sending out Canadian Ships to China for a Fore Body Refit, when It could have been done in Canada. CSL and Upper Lakes and doing there Fore body Refits in Canada.