The US Coast Guard said that 17 vessels had been delayed as a result of the Thursday incident involving the 4,954-gt Saint Laurent (built 2001).

The Clipper Group-owned vessel exited the Eisenhower Lock chamber at Massena, New York, Saturday after being freed from the lock wall with the help of a tug. With the impact of a second ship aground in another part of the seaway, it took about 24 hours to clear the vessel queue.

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