Water Ingress and Hull Deformation Seen on Stranded MSC Baltic III

The salvage team from T&T Marine Salvage and the Canadian Coast Guard are continuing to assess the situation and develop a plan for the stranded MSC Baltic III which was driven ashore on February 15 on Newfoundland, Canada. Teams reported that they were not surprised by finding oily water in the engine room and seawater in the cargo holds, but they have also confirmed that concerning deformations have been identified midship on the hull.

Weather continued to present challenges with the teams on Friday, February 21, encountering winds that were still reaching over 60 mph in the cove where the ship was aground. Despite that, they were able to get aboard the ship on Thursday and again on Friday and also put an ROV into the …