US EditionLoaded barge bound for Seattle sinking off central B.C. coast
The barge carrying over 200 containers and vehicles is stable while responders pump water and plan cargo transfer to prevent sinking, officials said.
- The Malolo tugboat reported a U.S.-bound cargo barge taking on water around 10:15 a.m. PT Tuesday in Fisher Channel about 15 kilometres east of Bella Bella.
- Divers hired by the tug owner and Heiltsuk teams assess damage after Housty said, `The dive surveys showed that the hull on one part of the barge was compromised, so they must have hit the ground at some point.`
- Photos show more than 200 containers stacked four and five high with vehicles aboard, and four vessels responded with rotating crews monitoring the stable barge Tuesday.
- No signs of pollution were reported and pollution-response equipment was on standby as Heiltsuk Nation response teams planned to move the barge to anchorage with a precautionary boom.
- Plans call for a secondary tug and barge to remove weight, and a spokesperson said cargo will be transferred; Alaska Marine Lines said this will not disrupt Southeast Alaska supplies.
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Cargo container removal begins on sinking barge off B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA — A British Columbia First Nation says a barge sinking in waters along the central coast has been moved to a safer location, and containers on the vessel have now been scheduled to be removed.
Cargo container removal begins on sinking barge off B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA — A British Columbia First Nation says a barge sinking in waters along the central coast has been moved to a safer location, and containers on the vessel have now been scheduled to be removed.
Cargo container removal begins on sinking barge off B.C.'s central coast
BELLA BELLA — A British Columbia First Nation says a barge sinking in waters along the central coast has been moved to a safer location, and containers on the vessel have now been scheduled to be removed.
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