Turkish tanker ran aground and refloated, Great Lakes

9/1 - 7:30 a.m. Update - Wednesday morning the Hulin was stopped at the lower approach wall below Snell Lock for inspection. She reported to Eisenhower lock shortly after running out of the channel that she was hard aground. However, she managed to work herself free.
Original report - Tuesday evening about 19:55 the tanker Hulin turned hard to port and ran hard aground on Horseback Shoal on the south side of the shipping channel near light D55, 1.3 nautical miles NE of Hamilton Island at the West end of Lake St Francis. Apparently some sort of emergency occurred in the engine room. She is completely out of the channel and stopped in 5 to 6 metres depth of water. This ship was built in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2008. She is owned by Hulin Shipping Ltd. and managed by Atlas Tanker Isletmeciligi of Istanbul.
Grounded near Hamilton Island, Ontario, 31 Aug 2010.
Hulin IMO 9447043 Status Live Flag Malta Type Combined Chemical And Oil Tanker Year of build 2008 DWT 10500 GT 7260 Contact Tersan Tersanecilik Tasimacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A S