Whitefish Bay (2013 ship)


Whitefish Bay is a self-unloading lake freighter that entered service with Canada Steamship Lines in 2013.
The vessel is the third of CSL's ships. Her sister ships are, and.

Design and description

According to the Whitefish Bay has a and a. However, on the CSL website, the ship is stated as having a DWT of 34,500 tons.
Whitefish Bay is long overall with a beam of. Whitefish Bay has a maximum draught of. The ship is powered by one IMO Tier III MAN B&W 6S50ME diesel engine driving one shaft creating.
The ship is equipped with five holds and has a net hold capacity of. The vessel has an average unloading rate of per hour. CSL asserts that the new vessels will be more efficient than existing vessels, and will leave less pollution.

Construction and career

Whitefish Bay was constructed at the Chengxi shipyard in Jiangyin, China with the yard number 9303. The ship was completed in May 2013. Comedian Rick Mercer broadcast a recording of his visit to Whitefish Bay as it transited the lowest lock on the Welland Canal.
The ship went aground on 12 July 2016 at Hamilton Island in the Saint Lawrence Seaway east of Cornwall, Ontario while carrying a load of coal. According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the ship suffered a massive power failure, which caused it to run aground. The ship was refloated on 14 July with the aid of tugboats and was to be taken to Saint-Zotique, Quebec for inspection.