Photo by Mark Nicklawske

The Aerial Lift Bridge is closed to ship traffic after a 1,004-foot freighter ran aground in the Duluth harbor around 3:30 p.m. today.

M/V American Spirit, loaded with iron ore pellets, struck shore just shy of a breakwall near the northwest side of the lift bridge, behind the Paulucci Building.
 

Angela Lowder, waiting to take a Vista tour, captured video of the ship as it came to a halt.

Photo by Mark Nicklawske