MSC Baltic III Wreck Dismantling Underway Off Newfoundland Coast
A grounded containership that has sat wrecked off Canada's Newfoundland coast for over a year is finally coming down. Salvage teams have begun dismantling MSC Baltic III near Cedar Cove – roughly 30 miles from Corner Brook – after favorable weather opened access to the remote site, The Maritime Telegraph reports, citing Maritime Executive.
The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed that a barge now sits alongside the wreck and workers are actively removing materials from the ship. MSC and its insurers appointed Resolve Marine to lead the operation, which follows a 2025 cleanup that pulled 409 of 462 containers (including hazardous cargo) and recovered approximately 1,700 tonnes of fuel.
The removal plan calls for cutting the vessel at a damaged hull section: the bow gets pulled onto the beach and dismantled piece by piece, then the same process repeats on the stern. Resolve Marine expects work to run through 2026 with possible winter pauses, and into 2027.
The Coast Guard reports the wreck remains stable, though ice and winter storms have caused serious structural deterioration – cracks and buckling on both sides of the hull. MSC Baltic III ran aground in February 2025 after a blackout during severe weather. The entire crew was rescued by helicopter.
