Cargo ship runs aground south of Montreal [Video]

Officials say a cargo ship ran aground Thursday evening near Montreal’s South Shore.

The Kahnawake Mohawk Peacekeepers said in a post on Facebook that the ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River near Kateri Island.

“There are no injuries reported, and there is no danger to the community,” the policing service said online.

The Peacekeepers are asking people to avoid the area.

Two ships aground in 2015

It is not the first time a ship has run aground in or near Kahnawake.

In October 2015, a tanker carrying raw alcohol lost power and hit the north shore of the seaway in Kahnawake.

The local newspaper, The Eastern Door, reported the Jo Spirit was heading east towards the Côte Saint Catherine locks when it hit the wall.

A seaway spokesperson said there was never any danger that the load would spill into the community due to it being a double-hulled vessel.

In December of that year, Kahnawake’s Emergency Preparedness and Planning department reported that …