Marine transportation safety investigation M15C0028
The occurrence
On 3 April 2015, the bulk carrier CWB MARQUIS went aground in the vicinity of the Pointe Fortier anchorage area below the Beauharnois locks, on the St. Lawrence Seaway, after a large ice floe came into contact with the vessel and pushed the vessel to the shore. The vessel was refloated the same day with the assistance of two tugs. No injuries, or pollution, but some minor damage to the vessel was reported.