On February 7, the 3-year-old cargo ship, Thorco Crown was reported disabled about 32 nautical miles off the coast of Port aux Basques.
The vessel was passing through the Cabot Strait area while en route to Montreal from Argentia at the time it issued a mayday call due to a fire in the engine room, local media report.
According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the fire was extinguished but the ship had become disabled.
Accordinf to the coast guard, there was no immediate danger to the crew, vessel or environment. However, an environmental response team was on site watching the situation.
The vessel is being monitored by the Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir William Alexander and the Joint Rescue Centre Halifax, and the owners of the Thorco Crown have scheduled a tugboat to tow the cargo ship on February 08.