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Engine trouble on Saguenay River

The 'Golden Suek', en route from Sept Iles to Djen Dhen, was disabled with engine issues while transiting the Saguenay River in position 48 08 03 N, 069 43 19 W off Tadoussac, Quebec, on March 14, 2022. The crew carried out repairs, and the vessel continued its voyage with an ETA as of March 28.

Various vessels stuck in ice

A number of vessels got stuck in ice along the Northern Sea Route, most of them awaiting icebreaker assistance to be guided through the ice. The 'Nordic Quinngua', enroute from Milne Inlet to Nakhodka, the 'Golden Pearl', en route from Murmansk to Lanshan, and the 'UHL Fusion', en route from Esbjerg to Vladivostok, were led thorugh the Laptev Sea by the nuclear icebreaker 'Taymyr'. The bulk carriers 'Nordic Nuluujaak', en route from Milne Inlet to Nakhodka, and 'Golden Suek', en route from Murmansk to China, were still stuck, waiting to be freed in the East Siberian Sea. The 'Poolgracht', en route from Dongjing to Gydan, 'UHL Faith', en route from Taicang to Hamburg, and the 'UHL Flash', en route from Taicang to Rotterdam, were stuck in the Vil'kitskogo Strait resp. Laptev Sea as well. About a dozen Russian cargo ships were also positioned along the route, either waiting for icebreaker assistance or trying to find passages through the ice floes.

Engine failure off Magdalen Islands

The "Golden Suek", en route from Porto Trombetas, suffered an engine failure and had to anchor for 12 hours in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, in position 47 47 25.6 N, 60 37 13.6 W, on March 26, 2019, at 7.30 p.m. The crew carried out repairs and the vessel subsequently resumed its voyage to Port Alfred, ETA March 28, 1 p.m.