Canadian and US officials have started investigations following the incident of a 689-foot vessel colliding with an underwater object and taking on water in Lake Superior, per the US Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard further responded when the bulk carrier dubbed the Michipicoten reported, around 6:53 a.m. on Saturday, that it was experiencing massive flooding as it sailed southwest of Isle Royale in Lake Superior.
The merchant vessel was loaded with taconite, a...