A cargo ship carrying nickel en route to Norway has run aground near Quebec City. The Algoma Discovery veered off course shortly after it left Quebec City's port Monday night. It eventually ran aground at the south end of Île d'Orléans, just east of Quebec City. No one was injured and no cargo was lost, the Canadian Coast Guard said. But the ship will remain stuck at least until the St. Lawrence River returns to high tide sometime Tuesday afternoon. If that doesn't work, the cargo could be unloaded before tugboats attempt to dislodge the ship, the coast guard said. The incident appears to have been caused by a mechanical failure.
I think that more steps should be made to ensure that all the mechanical procedures and every part of the cargo ship is safe and ready. What if this cargo ship got stuck in the Arctic because of mechanical failures. It would be much more dangerous because there are not many people out there to help and it is much colder. So to ensure the safety of the cargo ship workers, the extra steps should be made.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/02/09/quebec-ship-runs-aground-near-ile-dorleans.html
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