TSB deploys investigators to Montréal to assess a vessel that struck the approach wall above the Iroquois Lock in Brockville, Ontario

QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Montréal, Quebec, to assess the M/V Claude A. Desgagnés. The vessel struck the approach wall above the Iroquois Lock yesterday in Brockville, Ontario, and is expected to arrive in Montréal around midnight tonight. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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SOURCE: Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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