Authorities Change Plan to Free Ship Stranded in Quebec

Authorities Change Plan to Free Ship Stranded in Quebec
A tugboat tries to release the MV Maccoa after it ran aground in the St. Lawrence River in Vercheres, Que., on Dec. 27, 2024. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
|Updated:
0:00

The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.

An attempt to refloat the ship using a team of tugboats that was launched on Friday has not worked, the coast guard says.