Port Closed For Hours After Container Ship Runs Aground
POSTED: 11:18 pm EDT July 25, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A container ship that ran aground in the St. John's River near the mouth of the St. Johns River Tuesday night was freed nearly four hours later.
The Horizon Discovery, a 670-foot container ship headed to Bount Island, got stuck about 7:30 p.m. near the Little Jetties Park. It was freed by tug boats about 11:15 p.m., allowing the port of Jacksonville to reopen.
U.S. Coast Guard assessment teams did not observe any oil or fuel leaking from the vessel after their initial assessment.
Coast Guard inspectors are investigating the incident, and will continue to monitor the vessel to ensure that it is not leaking any oil or fuel.
POSTED: 11:18 pm EDT July 25, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A container ship that ran aground in the St. John's River near the mouth of the St. Johns River Tuesday night was freed nearly four hours later.
The Horizon Discovery, a 670-foot container ship headed to Bount Island, got stuck about 7:30 p.m. near the Little Jetties Park. It was freed by tug boats about 11:15 p.m., allowing the port of Jacksonville to reopen.
U.S. Coast Guard assessment teams did not observe any oil or fuel leaking from the vessel after their initial assessment.
Coast Guard inspectors are investigating the incident, and will continue to monitor the vessel to ensure that it is not leaking any oil or fuel.