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Freighter Fails in Great Lakes Highlight Line 5 Risks
After the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Michiganders are not ruling out a similar tragedy in the Great Lakes. After obtaining a public records request from the U.S. Coast Guard, a new report in the Detroit News discovered that Great Lakes freighters lost control or power more than 200 times between 2012 and May 2022, and crashed with stationary objects more than 60 times over the same decade. While the News notes that a freighter crash similar to the Key Bridge tragedy is unlikely with the Mackinac Bridge, there is a profound risk of damaging Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
Enbridge’s Line 5 Tunnel Scheme Endangers Great Lakes, Michigan Jobs
“Michigan does not need Line 5, yet our state bears all the risks associated with a devastating Line 5 oil spill and gets next to nothing in return,” said Sean McBrearty, Clean Water Action’s Michigan Program Organizer.
Michigan Currents - Spring | Summer 2018
In this issue: Updating Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule | Pledge to Hold Lawmakers Accountable | The Oil Industry’s Line 5 Plan – An Oil Tunnel through the Heart of the Great Lakes | Grand Haven Beach Cleanup | Water is Life – 2018 Great Lakes Awards Celebration | Public Relations vs. Public Health – White House makes PFAS Political | Michigan needs a strong statewide sanitary code