Haul aboard! First piece of grounded cargo ship pulled ashore in western NL

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeAtlantic CanadaBusinessLocal BusinessNewfoundland & Labrador Haul aboard! First piece of grounded cargo ship pulled ashore in western NL Salvage crews have dismantled the wrecked MSC Baltic III cargo ship enough to begin pulling what's left up onto a scrap pad on the beach Author of the article: By Gary Kean  •  The Telegram Published Sep 11, 2026 4 minute read The MSC Baltic III is slowly but surely disappearing from the landscape of Cedar Cove in western Newfoundland, where the cargo vessel grounded in a snowstorm on Feb. 15, 2025. PHOTO BY CANADIAN COAST GUARD Article content The first chunk of a mammoth cargo ship that ran aground in western Newfoundland in February 2025 has finally been pulled to shore for scrapping. Article content The MSC Baltic III — owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, one of the world’s largest container shippers — has been on the shore at Cedar Cove, near the tiny community of Lark Harbour, since it lost power during a winter blizzard nearly two years ago. Article content Article content Article content After a year of removing potential pollutants, including nearly 1,700 metric tonnes of hydrocarbons and 472 cargo containers, salvage efforts on the ship itself started in May. Article content That part of the operation is being handled Florida-based Resolve Marine Group. Article content The salvage company has cut away and removed as much of the Baltic III as it could, including the decking and the accommodations superstructure, along with containers that were too damaged or too heavy with soaked contents for the initial salvage team’s work. Article content In a Sept. 9 update, the Canadian Coast Guard — which has been on the scene monitoring the salvage’s progress since the beginning of the ordeal — reported that 4,200 tonnes of the ship’s total tonnage had been removed by Resolve Marine. Article content A scrap pad has been constructed on the Cedar Cove shoreline to cut up sections of the MSC Baltic III that are hauled ashore in western Newfoundland. PHOTO BY CANADIAN COAST GUARD Article content The ship and its contents were originally estimated to be around 22,000 tonnes. Empty of fuel and cargo, the ship’s weight is estimated to be around 10,000 tonnes. Article content In an interview with Postmedia on Thursday, Bruce English, senior response officer with the Canadian Coast Guard’s…