A steering system failure led to the 730-foot bulk carrier American Mariner contacting a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, causing $1.25 million in damage to the light. Damage to the vessel was approximately $800,750.
The National Transportation Safety Board says that the 1980-built, U..S-flagged American Mariner, owned by American Steamship Company and operated by Grand River Navigation Inc., struck the Munuscong Channel Junction Light on March 28, 2024,...