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Seafarers' union 'fighting hard' for vaccinations as quarantined cargo ship stays anchored off N.L. A union leader says it's nearly impossible for crew members aboard cargo ships to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, as an outbreak aboard a massive cargo ship anchored off eastern Newfoundland shows the toll the pandemic is taking on workers.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 03, 2021 5:08 PM NT | Last Updated: May 3 Seafarers' International Union of Canada president Jim Given says he's fighting government to have cargo ship employees prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines. (Heather Gillis/CBC) ...

The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship to strike a pier at 6.8 knots, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The NTSB issued Marine Accident Brief 21/10 on the July 5, 2020, contact between the self-unloading bulk carrier and a pier associated with the Soo Locks, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, resulting in $2.2 million in damage. There were no injuries. According to the NTSB, while on approach to the locks and attempting to slow, there was a propulsion pr...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 28, 2021 Postaccident photo of the Atlantic Huron alongside the west center pier. Point of contact and damage are indicated by arrows. (Source: US Coast Guard) The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship to strike a pier at 6.8 knots, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. On July 5, 2020, the self-unloading bulk carrier made contact with a pier associated with the Soo Locks, in Sault Sainte Marie, M...