Three tug boats and a rise in water levels did the trick in finally wiggling free the Chem Norma tanker from the bottom of the St. Lawrence River Sunday afternoon. Several hundred people flocked to the shoreline in Morrisburg, Ontario to watch the effort.

Seaway tanker tugged loose from St. Lawrence River bottom

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Seaway tanker tugged loose from St. Lawrence River bottom

Seaway tanker tugged loose from St. Lawrence River bottom