Ship sent to drain diesel off grounded tug boat nearly sinks raising questions about tanker traffic off BC coast

Tina House
APTN National News
A ship sent to recover diesel fuel inside a tug boat that ran aground on the B.C coast nearly sank itself.

A week ago, the tug hit the coast at Bella Bella north of Vancouver Island with nearly 25,000 litres of diesel on board.

The incident is leading many to question whether Canada’s oil spill response is adequate to allow full sized tankers to navigate in west coast waters.

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