Fishing boat runs aground at the tip of northern Newfoundland

A fishing boat ran aground in the municipality of St. Lunaire-Griquet on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland. (Google Maps)

A fishing boat ran aground in the community of St. Lunaire-Griquet on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland, CBC News has learned.

Mayor Dale Colbourne told CBC News Thursday night that the boat was a longline shrimping vessel. She said the boat had likely been there since Thursday morning, but she was unsure exactly when it ran aground.

Colbourne said she spoke to the boat's owner, who told her the boat came too close to shore and ran aground in the Alice Island area. She said no injuries were reported.

CBC News also learned that the boat has a load of fuel on board.

Colbourne said the Canadian Coast Guard is looking into the matter and CBC News has asked the Coast Guard for more information.

It is not known whether fuel leaked.

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