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TSB investigating after oil tanker runs aground in Lac Saint-François

The tanker Travestern grounded on Lac Saint-François, near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. Saturday, May 20, 2017.
The tanker Travestern grounded on Lac Saint-François, near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. Saturday, May 20, 2017. Courtesy Transportation Safety Board of Canada

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating after a tanker ran aground east of Cornwall, Ont. late Friday.

The Travestern was making its way from Hamilton to Montreal when it ran aground in Lac Saint-François near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.

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TSB spokesman Alexandre Fournier said nobody was injured and no environmental damage has been reported.

Two tugboats have been dispatched to free the tanker and the TSB has sent a team of investigators to the scene.

The cause of the incident is not yet known.

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