SWEDISH FREIGHTER GROUNDED OF FT. LAUDERDALE, DAMAGE TO REEF

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Grounded freighter refloats self overnight; reef investigation continues

By Robert Nolin
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 18 2006, 9:24 AM EDT


BULLETIN: The Coast Guard said the Swedish freighter that grounded itself about a mile off Port Everglades on Wednesday refloated itself during tidal changes overnight and was freed completely by 1:30 a.m. The Spar Orion is now in anchorage off the port with no reports of damage. The ship is expected into port to unload its cement cargo on May 22. The Coast Guard and other agencies continue to investigate to determine if reefs in the area where the vessel grounded were damaged. A dive survey of the sea floor by state and federal agencies is scheduled for today to determine the extent of any damaged caused by the grounding. There were no injuries or pollution reported in conjunction with the grounding.

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