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Nathan E. Stewart

First Nation says sunken tug expected to be lifted from B.C. waters today

A sunken tug on British Columbia's central coast could finally be lifted from the waters west of Bella Bella. An incident report issued Sunday by the tug's owner and provincial, federal and First...

Sunken B.C. tug's tanks now pumped out, thousands of litres of fuel not recovered

More than 90,000 litres of diesel have yet to be accounted for after a group overseeing cleanup of a spill from a submerged tug on British Columbia's central coast said the tanks aboard the Nathan E...

Divers provide clearer idea of damage to sunken tug on B.C.'s central coast

A report says two tanks containing oil or contaminants from a submerged tug west of Bella Bella, off British Columbia's central coast, were either torn open or severely damaged when the vessel ran...

Race to drain diesel fuel from sunken tug underway off B.C. coast

Salvage crews have begun the process of removing thousands of litres of diesel from a sunken 30-metre tug off British Columbia's central coast. Divers began the operation late Monday afternoon by...