Crews lighten load to free Lake Michigan freighter stuck in sand outside Muskegon’s harbor

MUSKEGON, MI – After a couple of days, crews had been in a position to free a freighter caught within the sand out of Muskegon’s pierheads.

The Kaye E. Barker was in a position to transit to Verplank Dock in Muskegon after lightening extra product from the vessel, the US Coast Guard Nice Lakes posted to Twitter on Sunday, Could 1.

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The 767-foot, self-unloading freighter was carrying about 25,000 tons of stone from Port Inland, Michigan, when it grounded Thursday, April 28, because it was approaching Muskegon’s harbor.

The vessel is owned by Interlake Steamship. Messages left with the corporate searching for extra data weren’t instantly returned Monday, Could 2.

No accidents had been reported on the time of the incident. There didn’t look like any harm to the vessel, Interlake wrote in a Fb put up Friday, April 29.

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