Refrigerators, Styrofoam and debris from cargo ship cleaned off B.C. beach
Global News
As beach clean-up continued, cargo stabilization efforts took place aboard the Zim Kingston. The results of a class inspection are being reviewed by Transport Canada.
The Coast Guard says all large debris that washed up onshore at Cape Palmerston from the MV Zim Kingston has now been removed.
Over the weekend, a helicopter removed 71 refrigerators, 81 bags of Styrofoam, 19 bags of garbage and 11 helicopter bags of debris off the beach.
The Coast Guard said crews will soon start removing debris from Guise Bay at Cape Scott, as long as the weather cooperates.
Plans are also underway to use a helicopter to remove the four washed-up shipping containers, the Coast Guard said.
More than 100 containers broke free from the MV Zim Kinston near the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca during rough seas last Thursday.
Four of those containers have since washed ashore, some of them littering their contents across beaches near Cape Scott. But another 105, including two filled with toxic chemicals, remain unaccounted for.
Danaos Shipping Co., which operates the Zim Kingston, has hired two companies to manage shoreline and waterside recovery, and the Canadian Coast Guard has urged people to keep away from the containers for safety reasons.
If members of the public find a container, they should avoid opening it and call 1-800-889-8852 immediately, the Coast Guard said.
