Deployment notice

TSB deploys team of investigators to the Port of Montreal following the loss of steering and subsequent grounding of a cargo vessel

Quebec, Quebec, 5 July 2022 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the Port of Montreal, Quebec. On 28 June 2022 the general cargo BBC ARKHANGELSK, while under the conduct of a pilot, reported having steering gear issues and ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Rivière-Beaudette, Quebec. Following the grounding, the vessel was successfully refloated and transited to the Port of Montréal. No injuries or pollution was reported. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.