Grounding of bulk carrier near anchorage damages reef off Fort Lauderdale

摘要

The 48,000-gross-ton Spar Orion grounded just off the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at about 0800 on May 17. The 653-foot Norwegian-flagged bulk carrier was en route from Sweden to Port Everglades, Fla., with a cargo of 44 metric tons of cement when it ran aground not far from a designated anchorage area.