The cause of the grounding is not yet known and should be determined through the course of the investigation.

That’s how you realize that you’ve lived in Duluth for a long time, Ken said.

It became lodged in the Duluth harbor’s bottom, with its bow pointing toward the Canal Park seawall at the Paulucci Building, at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday and floated free from the the bottom due to a water level rise in the harbor at about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

There were no reports of injuries aboard the freighter resulting from its grounding.

The investigation into the grounding, however, is still in its early stages. The bulk carrier Sam Laud unloaded some of the iron ore off the American Spirit and pulled the American Spirit free.

The ship floated free from the bottom due to a water level rise in the harbor at about 10 p.m.

The longer route to Superior caused only a minimal disruption and didn’t cause a backlog of ship traffic, Yorde said. The vessel was blocking the Aerial Lift Bridge and the Duluth Ship Channel. The vessel was blocking the Aerial Lift Bridge and the Duluth Ship Channel. Forest Lake, Minn., residents Jim and Nancy Anderson arrived in Duluth on Sunday to visit for a few days and were taking photos of the American Spirit, unaware that the freighter’s location was unusual until they were told. No leaks reported, no information on damages. He regularly watches the harbor cam and, “if the wind is right,” they can hear the ship horns at their house. Duluth firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard were on scene, circling the American Spirit to determine whether the freighter was leaking oil.

DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) — It was a rare sight in Canal Park Sunday afternoon: A 1,000-foot ship was grounded in Duluth’s Harbor.

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It could only be stopped at 8.35 p.m. http://abc10up.com/freighter-unstuck-after-running-aground-near-mackinac-island/.

UPDATE: Rising water helps free grounded ship in Duluth harbor. Ships were rerouted to the Wisconsin entry while traffic ceased in the Duluth canal. https://www.inforum.com/news/accidents/4461641-rising-water-helps-free-ship-duluth-harbor I’ve lived here all my life so I remember when the Socrates was on Park Point.

“I saw that the boat was sitting there and I’m like, that doesn’t look right,” Ken said. “In a short time, we were able to secure a phone number for I’m assuming the captain on board and I spoke with him.