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State directs Enbridge to remove 15,000-pound anchor left at bottom of Straits of Mackinac

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FILE - This July 19, 2002, file photo, shows the Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. Officials tell The Associated Press that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have reached a deal on replacing 65-year-old twin pipelines in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. An announcement was scheduled for Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018. Officials tell the AP the agreement calls for shutting down the Line 5 pipes in the Straits of Mackinac connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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(WXYZ) — The State of Michigan has directed Enbridge to remove a 15,000-pound anchor at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.

According to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), they instructed Enbridge to remove the anchor that was left on the bottom of the lakebed.

According to EGLE, Enbridge informed the state Wednesday that the 15,000-pound anchor was left by a contractor after equipment failed when the contractor tried to retrieve the anchor from the bottom of the straits.

According to the state, Enbridge said the anchor was several hundred feet from the Line 5 pipelines.

EGLE said that Enbridge expects to have the anchor removed within days.

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State directs Enbridge to remove 15,000-pound anchor left at bottom of Straits of Mackinac

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