On 9/14/2008 , the vessel AMERICAN REPUBLIC (Official Number 633579) was involved in a striking - allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels) in ROUGE RIVER, DETROIT, USA,.

The vessel, with 0 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. There were 0 injuries and fatalities were reported, and there was pollution.

On 14 September 2008, while the bulk carrier "ALGORAIL" was being assisted by tug "WYOMING" downbound in the Rouge River, Detroit, the bulk carrier scraped against the Short Cut Bridge and touched the "AMERICAN REPUBLIC". USCG investigating.. Damage to the vessel was indicated as

Weather at the time was reported as overcast with winds from the NNW at 30.00 knots. This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 9/16/2008 .