Barge off B.C. coast continues to take on water as First Nation says this is a warning
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The Canadian Coast Guard tells Global News that 'despite damage to the underside of the hull, the situation remains stable. There have been no reports of pollution.'
A barge stalled in the waters off the B.C. coast continues to take on water.
The freight barge had been transiting from Alaska to Seattle on Monday afternoon and was passing through the Fisher Channel, just east of Bella Bella, when the tug pulling the load reported the incident to the Canadian Coast Guard.
“There’s very unique ecosystems here, you know, hundreds of salmon streams, important habitat, clam beds,” William Housty with the Heiltsuk Nation said.
“There’s a laundry list of ecological reasons why we are concerned about this response.”
Housty said the Heiltsuk Nation’s Marine Emergency Response crews have also been on the scene to help with the assessment and a dive team has been in the water to take a look at what is happening underwater.
The priority has been to relocate the barge to a place of refuge, tucking it behind Matthew Island.
On Thursday afternoon, Transport Canada approved the salvage plan to begin removing 25 containers from the starboard side.
“Not really knowing the contents of the containers, we took some preventative measures and put some oil boom around three significant salmon streams that are in the area just in case of a spill or anything like that, but so far, things have held sturdy,” Housty said.
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