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Large Crack Discovered In The Hull Of Lake Superior Freighter
The ship that was in distress over the weekend on Lake Superior, the Michipicoten, was believed to have hit something in the water, causing the boat to take on water. That isn't the case, as divers just discovered a huge crack in the hull of the ship, below the water line.
A Canadian news station in Thunder Bay had the story last night that a 13-foot crack was discovered by divers looking over the ship after it began taking on water over the weekend as it hauled taconite pellets from Minnesota across Lake Superior.
The ship was able to engage its bilge pump system and remove enough water to bring the ship back to a list of 5 degrees. The boat was reported to have been leaning nearly 15 degrees in the water as the boat was still taking on water.
Luckily no one was injured in what is believed to be 'hull failure'.
A page dedicated to shipping on Lake Superior had a post that detailed more information from the Thunder Bay news station.
Bruce Symington posted to the page that:
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