The U.S. Coast Guard and several tug boats refloated a 623-foot freighter that ran aground in the Detroit River on Monday morning.
The Barbro G, which is carrying 21,000 tons of wheat and headed to Italy, ran aground outside of the Belle Isle Anchorage around 7:37 a.m. Monday.
It was refloated after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Coast Guard said it is securely anchored nearby, and a third-party will assess the ship's sea-worthiness and decide if it can proceed on its journey to Italy.
The ship was right off of the Detroit Riverfront between Belle Isle and downtown.
According to the Coast Guard, there is no pollution, no damage, no injuries and no impact to commercial traffic reported.
The Coast Guard was expected to implement a plan to refloat the ship around 8 a.m. Tuesday, however, that plan was delayed so that a third tug boat could arrive.
This is the latest ship to run aground in metro Detroit. There was one that ran aground in May that was eventually freed.
Earlier this month, another freighter ran aground in the St. Clair River near Marine City. That one was also freed.
