Amakusa Island

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reports that "On 14 July 2014, at 2209 Pacific Daylight Time, the bulk carrier Amakusa Island ran aground on a charted shoal while approaching an anchorage located approximately 11 nautical miles southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The vessel was under the conduct of a pilot at the time. The vessel refloated on the rising tide approximately 4 hours after the grounding. There were no injuries or pollution, but the vessel sustained damage to its hull." "The Amakusa Island is a gearless bulk carrier built of steel with the machinery spaces and accommodation aft. The vessel has 5 cargo holds and hatches. Cargo holds No. 1 and No. 2, which are located closest to the bow, each have double‑bottomed port and starboard ballast tanks beneath them. The ballast tanks are divided along the centreline. Ballast wing tanks and a centre fuel oil tank are below the remaining cargo holds. A bulbous bow and a collision bulkhead enclose the forepeak water ballast tank."