US EditionWestern Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
The drill tested response to spills up to 20,000 tonnes amid a tenfold increase in tanker traffic since the 2024 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, officials said.
- The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation conducted an exercise near Vancouver Island to prepare for oil spills, which is critical due to increased shipping from expanded oil pipelines.
- The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation conducted a drill off Vancouver Island to practice containing an imaginary oil spill with multiple vessels participating.
- The organization is responsible for responding to oil spills and must have the capacity for spills up to 10,000 tonnes, according to the Canada Shipping Act.
- It has equipment capable of cleaning up 20,000 tonnes of oil in days and responds to about 20 spills annually, as stated by Michael Lowry.
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Western Canada Marine Response Corporation Exercised Off Vancouver Island Last Month
Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. “Whale, one o’clock,” he says. It’s a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre long skimming vessel, one of eight ships the Western Canada Marine Response Corp. maintains in Sidney, B.C., and one of eight bases along the B.C. coast. Captain Dylan Adams, safety co-ordinator Lauren Walker and the rest of the bridge crew turned to see a second…
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Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
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Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. “Whale, one o’clock,” he says. It’s a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre long skimming vessel, one of eight ships the Western Canada Marine Response Corp. maintains in Sidney, B.C., and one of eight bases along the B.C. coast. Captain Dylan Adams, safety co-ordinator Lauren Walker and the rest of the bridge crew turned to s…
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