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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...

Windy, stormy weather complicates clean-up operations for sunken B.C. tug

Blustery, wet weather thwarted efforts Thursday to assess the fallout of a sunken tugboat leaking diesel in a remote region off British Columbia's central coast. All small boats involved in the...

Efforts to pump fuel from sunken tug on B.C. central coast due to begin

Efforts to remove thousands of litres of diesel fuel from a sunken tug are expected to begin on British Columbia's central coast near the Great Bear Rainforest. The process, called "hot tapping" is...