Canadian media report that there was no danger to the crew on the 112,000-dwt Australian Spirit (built 2004).
Although the tanker is carrying 90,000 tonnes of crude oil, the local coast guard said there was no pollution.
The Teekay Tankers-owned vessel was travelling from Canada’s Placentia to New York.
According to the coast guard, rough weather caused four-metre waves that made repairs to the steering impossible.
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