Bulk Carrier Confirmed as Source of Vancouver Bunker Spill

A newly-built bulk provider has been confirmed because the supply of a bunker spill in Vancouver’s English Bay.

The oil spill was first reported to Port Metro Vancouver by the Canadian Coast Guard on Wednesday night, and was later confirmed as heavy bunker gasoline coming from one in all a handful of cargo ship’s at anchor within the Bay.

On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed the supply of the spill because the MV Marathassa, an 81,000 DWT bulk provider that was solely not too long ago delivered in March and at the moment on its maiden voyage.

Containment increase has been positioned across the vessel.

The bunker spill impacted seashores round English Bay close to downtown Vancouver, together with Sunset Beach, Second, Third and English Bay seashores.

The response is being coordinated by Canadian Coast Guard, which is working with West Coast Marine Response Corporation to include and get well the gasoline oil. The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Police Department and Transport Canada, amongst different organizations, are additionally responding.

The Coast Guard reported that 80% of the oil noticed was recovered as of Thursday night time.

The Coast Guard has not offered any estimates about how a lot gasoline was spilled.

A press release from Marathassa’s managers, Athen’s primarily based Alassia NewShips Management, mentioned:

The managers of the M/V Marathassa want to reiterate their full dedication to a full {and professional} clean-up response. We are grateful to be working with a number of the area’s most completed marine spill response professionals as we deal with the clean-up to the satisfaction of the native authorities. We admire the skilled and succesful work of the contracting neighborhood.
Managers of the M/V Marathassa emphatically state that the vessel’s insurance coverage is absolutely compliant with Canadian regulation and duly in place. We have cooperated absolutely and can meet all our authorized obligations arising out of this unlucky incident.
We proceed to research how the spill developed, which occurred on the vessel’s maiden voyage. We won’t cease the investigation till the final word discovery of the issue is decided.
We remorse the incident and once more, thank all those that are working to rectify the scenario.