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dennisK

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Fuel-laden container ship adrift off coast of BC Charlottes
« on: October 17, 2014, 01:18:10 PM »
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Re: Fuel-laden container ship adrift off coast of BC Charlottes
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2014, 02:26:27 PM »
17 miles out on a lee shore and the tug from Rupert won't arrive until tomorrow morning!   This could be bad.  400 tons of bunker fuel on board.    Let's hope the ready response of tugs improves a lot before the super oil tankers out of Kitimat have a similar problem.
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Re: Fuel-laden container ship adrift off coast of BC Charlottes
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2014, 02:53:53 PM »
ZOIKS SCOOB!!! :o
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Re: Fuel-laden container ship adrift off coast of BC Charlottes
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2014, 07:27:10 AM »
 Ship is currently under tow.From CBC on the web.
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Re: Fuel-laden container ship adrift off coast of BC Charlottes
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2014, 07:38:19 AM »
There was no way this ship was going to hit shore, They caught it well in time. It's just a news story that creates drama for the news viewers.
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