Power Outage on the Welland Canal

Monday, 10 July 2023 16:50

By Noelle Sinclair

Outage has damaged mooring systems

A section of the Welland Canal has been impacted by a power outage that happened yesterday (Sunday) at 5:50 p.m.

In a release, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management says they took immediate steps to ensure the safety of the public, personnel, vessels, infrastructure and the environment.

Preliminary assessments have determined that as a result of the power outage, Hands-Free Mooring equipment was damaged in Lock 7 and Lock 1.

Recovery operations are proceeding.

Updates regarding the resumption of marine traffic will be provided when available.

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