On the rocks in Canada

On 15 February 2025 the containership Baltic III ran aground off the west coast of Newfoundland during a severe storm. The vessel encountered mechanical difficulties and lost power, becoming ‘dead in the water’, and was driven into Cedar Cove, a remote and rocky location near Lark Harbour.

All 20 seafarers onboard were safely evacuated by a Cormorant search and rescue helicopter but the vessel was left against a 1,000ft cliff, in a very remote location, facing extreme weather and ice conditions. Over the following year the vessel suffered severe damage, with a large hole in its port side, and has been in danger of