A Freese Shipping-owned handysize bulker was successfully refloated this weekend after it grounded along the St Lawrence Seaway, the US Coast Guard said.

The 29,975-dwt Pacific Huron (built 2010) ran aground off of Wellesley Island, New York last Wednesday.

Salvors from Donjon-Smit were able to refloat the vessel late Saturday with the aid of tugs from McKeil Marine and Rio Tinto Alcan.