On 8/22/2001 , the vessel CORAL TRADER (Official Number 9599) was involved in a striking - allision with a fixed object (striking - includes berthed/docked vessels) in ALGOMA DOCK, SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO, ONTARIO (ON).
The vessel, with 0 persons on board, experienced the incident while engaged in regular operations. Fortunately, the ship was able to continue its voyage. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and there was none pollution.
This incident was officially recorded by Transport Canada on 10/10/2001. Weather at the time was reported as clear.
In the late evening of 22 August 2001, the loaded tanker Coral Trader with a U.S. pilot on board departed the Algoma Steel Corporation wharf at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with tug assistance, when it struck the port bow of the moored tank barge PML 2501.
The Coral Trader sustained moderate damage, but caused no pollution. No one was injured.