Tugboats Free Grounded Cargo Ship Blocking Traffic in St. Lawrence Seaway

A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking ship traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed. In this photograph made with a drone, the cargo ship Heemskerkgracht is seen as it blocks the St. Lawrence Seaway after running aground south of Montreal, in Kahnawake, Que., Aug. 23, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship Heemskerkgracht to safety earlier today.