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Oil spill at the Soo steel mill.
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The G3 Marquis freighter passes through the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com
By Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Soo Locks were shutdown for about three hours on Thursday as officials worked to contain an oil spill in the St. Marys River.
They have since reopened.
The Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the world-famous facility in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, said a few ships were delayed while the locks were closed between about noon and 3 p.m.
The St. Marys River has since reopened to commercial traffic so ships shouldn’t have an issue getting though.
Large Great Lakes freighters like the James R. Barker, Edgar B. Speer and CSL Assiniboine were in the area of the locks, according to MarineTraffic.com
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the 5,300-gallon spill, which originated from Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Initial Coast Guard estimates show a sheen that covers an area from the steel mill to the north side of Sugar Island.
No injuries have been reported.
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Oil spill shuts down Soo Locks for 3 hours
Updated: Jun. 09, 2022, 4:40 p.m. | Published: Jun. 09, 2022, 4:32 p.m.The G3 Marquis freighter passes through the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com
By Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The Soo Locks were shutdown for about three hours on Thursday as officials worked to contain an oil spill in the St. Marys River.
They have since reopened.
The Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the world-famous facility in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, said a few ships were delayed while the locks were closed between about noon and 3 p.m.
The St. Marys River has since reopened to commercial traffic so ships shouldn’t have an issue getting though.
Large Great Lakes freighters like the James R. Barker, Edgar B. Speer and CSL Assiniboine were in the area of the locks, according to MarineTraffic.com
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the 5,300-gallon spill, which originated from Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Initial Coast Guard estimates show a sheen that covers an area from the steel mill to the north side of Sugar Island.
No injuries have been reported.